https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/wolf-alice-the-clearing-review-1235411289/

 

4/5

 

Soon I'll be landing on New Zealand to hear the album for the first time! 

 

A girl like me, would you believe I'm in Auckland?

 

I MUST BE A NARCISSIST GOD KNOWS THAT I CAN'T RESIST

 

WE'RE JUST TWO HOMOS AT THE ATRL @Otana

LIKE TO KISS IN THE PARK! 

HERE'S THE STAGE, YOU'RE THE STAR 

 

 

 

I TOLD YALL THAT THORNS WAS SOTY

 

the kiribatian little wolfsters already bopping to the album meanwhile i still have to wait 10+ hours

 

bread butter tea sugar my bussy SHOOK

 

woof alice only releases magnum opuses, why?

just two girls, passenger seat, bread butter tea sugar, thorns are my favourites 

safe in the world is the only song i didn't care for on the first listen

i would have liked one more screamy bop ngl but the build ups and folk-y sonicscape they created on these songs are sooo good

Thorns as opener is crazy. It gives classic closer vibes. What's cooking 

My flight to NZ is delayed cause I'm pretending to be working atm BUT the Just Two Girls preview scalps a lot of wigs.

NOOOO PASSENGER SEAT IS TOO SHORT!! 

 

 

ok, so @RideOrDie @FlyPirate @Otana I need your personal thoughts on this AOTY and ranks 

3 minutes ago, sam.teas said:

ok, so @RideOrDie @FlyPirate @Otana I need your personal thoughts on this AOTY and ranks 

i'm on bread butter tea sugar and so far i'm loving it. i think blue weekend resonates more with me personally and sonically but the clearing CLEARS 

They delivered, as usual 

Absolutely phenomenal could even be much stronger than Blue Weekend but i'll know after a few more listens

I'm still listening to it, but OH MY GOD

 

Thorns is INSANE

Leaning Against The Wall is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. The Way it goes from this folky song to a full on atmospheric masterpiece on the chorus OMG 

Bread Butter Tea Sugar growing until it hits that crazy outro from the album teaser WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

 

I'll never emotionally recover from Leaning Against The Wall

 

 

BECAAAAAAAAAUSE

DOESN'T ANYBODY LOVE MORE THAN I DOOOO

 

 

 

YOU TAKE THE WHEEL AND I'LL STAY

IN THE

PAAAAAAAAAAAASSENGER SEEEEEEEEEAT

 

Which of the singles does the album most sonically steer towards?

6 minutes ago, Bryan Spears said:

Which of the singles does the album most sonically steer towards?

I think The Sofa/White Horses

 

3 minutes ago, Otana said:

I think The Sofa/White Horses

 

WHITE HORSES HIVE RISE

So excited 

IT'S MY CHOICE TO CHOOSE YEAH MY CHOICE TO CHOOSE

 

 

76 debut on Metacritic. That's too low. The album is nowhere near the masterpiece Blue Weekend was, but it's a solid 85.