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Beautifully Unconventional
Rock · 2017

Beautifully Unconventional

Wolf Alice

Punchy indie-pop with a Motown heart and garage-rock bones. A two-minute celebration of friendship and the joy of being an outsider.

August 14, 2017 · Dirty Hit

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Beautifully Unconventional is a sharp, two-minute pivot from the sprawling shoegaze and heavy grunge that defined Wolf Alice's debut. It is a song built on a strutting, Motown-esque rhythm that feels both vintage and entirely modern. The track strips away the layers of reverb to reveal a crisp, punchy core where the bass and drums do the heavy lifting. It sounds like the confidence of a band that has found its footing and is no longer afraid to embrace a pop hook.

Moments Worth Listening For
The way the bassline locks into the drum beat immediately, creating a strutting pace.
The sudden, dry guitar chords that punctuate the chorus like a horn section.
The brief, breathy vocal harmonies during the 'beautifully unconventional' refrain.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Beautifully Unconventional sound next to the rest of Wolf Alice's catalogue?

Playful+3.0σ

Playful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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