Wolf Alice complete run of ‘The Clearing’ B-sides with the folksy ‘Hit The Sky’

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Wolf Alice have shared the folksy ‘Hit The Sky’, the last in their run of B-sides from ‘The Clearing‘ – listen below. READ MORE: Wolf Alice are a band in constant evolution: “Not resting on your laurels is really exciting” The new song is the third and final song on ‘The Clearing: B Sides’, following on from the delicate, piano-led ‘Gospel Oak’ and a cover of The Roches’ ‘Hammond Song’, which featured Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming and Bria Salmena. ‘Hit The Sky’ is a stomping folk rock jam that features fiddle playing by James Gavin and it again includes Cumming on backing vocals. Originally recorded as a demo during sessions for ‘The Clearing’, the band returned to it a year later to complete the recording. The full collection of B-sides is available digitally now, with a physical seven-inch version to follow on Friday (August 21), which you can pre-order here. Listen to ‘Hit The Sky’ here: Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell has said: “‘Hit The Sky’ is a demo we made in Seven Sisters that we revamped a bit with James Gavin on fiddle and Julia Cumming on BVs a year or so later. It’s about encouraging someone you love to be themselves, because you can see how fabulous they are!” Wolf Alice f...

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