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- Summary: The fourth full-length release from British rock band Wolf Alice was recorded by producer Greg Kurstin.
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- Record Label: RCA
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 14 out of 17
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Mixed: 3 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Aug 20, 2025Wolf Alice are the kind of band that keep on getting better with every record, and here, they raise the bar on themselves once again.
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Aug 22, 2025A triumph of ambition and heart, each of its songs feels like an epiphany.
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Aug 28, 2025With each record, Wolf Alice return with more bite, a new story to tell, and new fans to invite into their world, The Clearing is no exception to the rule.
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Aug 19, 2025Throughout, singer Ellie Roswell is a compelling presence, and the result is Wolf Alice's best yet. [Oct 2025, p.80]
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Aug 21, 2025A crisp, often emotional, pop experience, it’s a break with the past while remaining utterly true to the precepts that Wolf Alice forged their success by.
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Aug 25, 2025The songs are cleanly produced, if a bit whiplash-inducing. At its worst, The Clearing isn’t quite sure what it’s meant to be, falling into genre tokenization. The early-thirties period Wolf Alice is channeling here is a maze of contradictions and nowhere-leading paths, even when they paint a scene with practiced hands.
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Aug 19, 2025‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ had so much going for it. Why couldn’t Wolf Alice apply that level of vision, skill, invention and audaciousness to the rest of The Clearing? As radio friendly as Fleetwood Mac usually were, they didn’t win the world’s respect by holding back timidly for 80 per cent of each album, or being content to let only the vocals do the talking.