We strolled into the Wedgerooms Portsmouth where we were firstly greeted by base player, Theo Ellis, who stood patiently watching support band, Genghar rehearse. He shook our hands and guided us swiftly to the bands tiny 8ft dressing room.
As we entered, the band were looking incredibly lethargic, Joff Oddie was slumped contently in the corner, hugging a large cushion and giggling to himself occasionally. Drummer, Joel Amey was first to introduce himself himself, he appeared most sober of the group, guiding the conversation whilst Theo proceeded to grab a bag of kettle chips and hide under the table beside us. It was Joel that continued to answer our questions, followed by lead singer, Ellie Rowsell who sat next to him remaining pretty guarded, adding comments only when necessary.
After the interview we took a trip to a small pub where we drank an awful lot more and demolished an entire pizza. We made our way back to the Wedgerooms to watch the bands perform.
Because Superfood couldn't make it, Genghar took responsibility as lead support act for the evening, performing 5 tracks from their recent EP. Both the base player and guitarist were exactly as expected; skinny boys with curly brown hair and distinctive, hunched dance moves. However, the lead singers appearance was very different, his delicate, withered voice did not match the broad, muscular figure and slicked, blonde hair.
Wolf Alice entered the stage, introducing the evening with their most recent single, 'Moaning Lisa Smile.' Their energy completely transformed from what we saw back stage just an hour or so before, the band appeared to pull together, crossing one another's gaze and sharing discreet smiles and winks.
'Blush' brought a slower tone to the evening, Emily Rowsell drew the crowd in, welcoming them with soft smiles and glances. It was at this point that Theo thanked the crowd, emphasising just how far they have progressed; "the last time we were in Portsmouth we played to a crowd of about 14 people, so it's great to be here." The band then played 'TELLis', revealing even more hidden energy as they burst into a stream of spuradic dance moves.
Wolf Alice's first ever release, 'Fluffy' brought the evening to a close. It was this single that was recognised by the likes of NME, XFM and many more. It proved the perfect end to the evening, emphasisng again just how vast the bands progression has been since their formation just two years ago.
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