Die Londoner Wolf Alice sind eine der eher wenigen britischen Indie-Rock-Bands, die in den letzten Jahren auch den Sprung zu einem größeren Publikum geschafft haben: zwei Nummer-2-Alben und einer Grammy-Nominierung folgte nun mit „Blue Weekend“ ihre erster Spitzenreiter in den britischen Charts. Obwohl Wolf Alice durchaus eher von der handfesten Rock-Seite des Indiespektrums sind – wie man auch in untenstehenden Antworten zu den Lieblingsplatten herauslesen kann – finde ich kurioserweise gerade ihre zurückgenommenen Lieder besonders stark. Das galt 2017 für „Don’t Delete The Kisses“ wie es heute für „The Last Man on Earth“ stimmt.
* Your three favourite Punk singles/songs?
** GBH – sick boy
** Fugazi – waiting room
** Crass – end result
* A record that will make you dance?
Chemical brothers – surrender
* Your favourite song lyrics?
I wanna be better than oxygen
So you can breathe when you’re drowning and weak in the knees
I wanna speak louder than Ritalin
For all the children who think that they’ve got a disease
I wanna be cooler than TV
For all the kids that are wondering what they’re going to be
We can be stronger than bombs
If you’re singing along and you know that you really believe
We can be richer than industry
As long as we know that there’s things that we don’t really need
We can speak louder than ignorance
Cause we speak in silence every time our eyes meet
Willy Mason – Oxygen
* The best “new” artist / band right now?
Viagra Boys:
They’re everything I love about that type of music. Its hard and abrasive but also self-aware and not afraid to poke fun at itself.
* Sleaford Mods, Fat White Family or Idles – which one do you prefer and why?
They are all incredible bands. We’ve played shows with Idles and Fat White Family (Not Sleaford Mods yet…) All of them are insane live and all make great music. As I couldn’t possibly pick one, I’m instead going to suggest they start a supergroup.
The Fat Mod Idle Family? I would pay good money to see that.
* Your opinion on Morrissey?
Love the Smiths. Other than that I don’t pay much attention to what Steve says in the media.
* Your favourite song about rebellion/revolution?
Sleep now in the fire – Rage Against The Machine
* Your favourite song this year so far?
Wolf Alice – The Last Man on Earth
* Your favourite movie about music – and why?
DIG! It’s one of my favourite movies of all time! It follows the Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre over a ten year period. They all pretty dysfunctional but amazing musicians. We usually watch it once a year to get pumped up for a big show. It is mind-blowing!!
* The best song you’ve ever written / recorded?
Wolf Alice – The Last Man on Earth
* Your favourite German song/record?
Rammstein – Sonne
* Your favourite record of all time?
John Fahey – The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
(Antworten: Gitarrist Joff Oddie)
Das neue Album von Wolf Alice ist bereits erschienen:
