Yesterday marked the triumphant return of indie-rock band, Wolf Alice. The band’s new single ‘Yuk Foo’ premiered yesterday on Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1, and has already created huge buzz for the full album release of Visions Of A Life — out on the 29 September.

The band has been teasing the album for the past few weeks, sending out mysterious postcards to fans with handwritten messages such as, “I heard that journeys end in lover’s meeting / But my journey ends when my heart stops beating.” Confused fans were looped into the mischievous game when the titles of Visions Of A Life were released yesterday, linking up the messages with lyrics and titles from the album.

Following the success of their last album, My Love is Cool, which reached No. 2 in UK charts last July, Wolf Alice expressed concern about the high expectations for their sophomore album. In an August 2016 interview with Hot Press, bassist Theo Ellis said, “You can’t let it permeate your consciousness – or the music will be shit...Lately we’ve had to come to terms with the fact that life has changed for us all. It is strange – this is our thing now. We’ve had to build a new way of living.” Fortunately, the band did not hold back, quickly jumping back into the thick of things after their extensive world tour to create a varied album of entirely new (and great) material.

The new single “Yuk Foo” is a more personal venture for the band. According to lead singer Ellie Rowsell, “For me a lot of it is about being a young woman. Even the shit, everyday wolf-whistle thing. As I get older, I feel like ‘Why have I always put up with that?’ When I sing that kind of song, it’s everything that I want to do when that happens.” Her frustration is clear in lyrics such as, “I don’t wanna be cruel, but you’re really grinding / I’m not a fool but I have a rage and it’s blinding.”

The positive reception of ‘Yuk Foo’ has amped up excitement for the band’s US and European tour. The US tour will go from coast to coast in intimate venues this July, while the European tour will be heading this way in autumn. Tickets will go on sale at 9am on 16 June at wolfalice.co.uk. Full tour dates and album tracklist below.

Wolf Alice - US shows
July 5 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
July 6 - The Basement, Columbus, OH
July 7 - Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington DC
July 8 - The Foundry, Philadelphia, PA
July 10 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
July 11 - Rough Trade, Brooklyn, NY
July 13 - Club AE, Pittsburgh, PA
July 15 - Off Broadway, St. Louis, MO
July 16 - The Riot Room, Kansas City, MO
July 18 - Globe Hall, Denver, CO
July 21 - Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
July 22 - Star Theater, Portland, OR
July 24 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
July 26 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA

Wolf Alice - European tour
Oct 27 - La Maroquinerie, Paris, France
Oct 28 - Botanique/Orangerie, Brussels, Belgium
Oct 30 - Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Nov 01 - Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
Nov 02 - Luxor, Koln, Germany
Nov 03 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 08 - 02 Academy, Bristol, UK
Nov 09 - 02 Apollo, Manchester, UK
Nov 11 - Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Nov 13 - 02 Academy, Newcastle, UK
Nov 15 - Rock City, Nottingham, UK
Nov 16 - 02 Academy, Birmingham, UK
Nov 17 - UEA, Norwich, UK
Nov 18 - 02 Academy, Leeds, UK
Nov 20 - Dome, Brighton, UK
Nov 21 - 02 Guildhall, Southampton, UK
Nov 24 - Alexandra Palace, London, UK
Nov 27 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, UK
Nov 28 - Olympia, Dublin, Ireland

Wolf Alice - Visions Of A Life tracks
1. Heavenward
2. Yuk Foo
3. Beautifully Unconventional
4. Don’t Delete The Kisses
5. Planet Hunter
6. Sky Musings
7. Formidable Cool
8. Space & Time
9. Sadboy
10. St. Purple & Green
11. After The Zero Hour
12. Visions Of A Life