Here in 2022, it's amazing how much more confident Ellie has become as a performer (saw her in Columbus last year, it was incredible). It's really cool seeing my favorite band change so much in a relatively short amount of time :)
faiq lutfi Yes sound unbelievable quality, I've seen Wolf Alice twice at festivals (tent stages) and one of their stand alone gigs in a venue and I have to say all three times the sound has been absolutely terrible! base completely drowning out everything else!! Could barely make out certain parts!! So this is a breath of fresh air!!
oh really? she's nothing really. I prefer genuine and ugly...even fat and repulsive beautiful hags who are real. this band wreaks of pretense and poser bullshit nothing original so much pretense here it literally drips
Her voice is like an instrument. Her discomfort doesn't affect her performance. So unique although i agree there is a bit of Cranberries influence there. Yet Ellie is certainly her own soul. She seems to tune into some channel all her own. Brilliant!
Some similarity, not a lot. She actually has more fragility than Dolores. Plus she's English, not Irish. She did grow up in an Irish/English community though.
A "bit" would mean only a small amount. Ellie looks fragile here but there are times she is a very confident front woman taking the lead in live performances. But I also know all too well about Irish women, having lived with a woman of pure Irish ancestry for years.
I've watched this a number of times but I've just noticed something amazing: in the second song, the guitar and voice start together, so there is no reference point, musically speaking, for her to start on the right note. She just does. They both start at the same time, but are both immediately in tune with each other. Incredible...perfect pitch???
Very cool performance. These songs work brilliantly as acoustic arrangements. It's amazing how much Ellie's stage presence has evolved since 2016. Here, she was shy and a little awkward. Compare that to her confidence and even swagger at some points in Wolf Alice's 2021 performance at the Reading Festival.
I stumbled upon wolf Alice 2 hours ago and now I can't put my iPad down, I love that moment you discover an amazing band and have to listen to everything they've made on RUclips!
Since it isn't already listed in the video, the names of the performers are: Ellie Rowsell - Vocals Joff Oddie - Guitar Theo Ellis - Bass Joel Amey - Drums
And I like Wolf Alice a lot. Ellie may have seemed awkward and shy but she's got it together. They have a good sense of humour. This is a great platform for promoting any artist. A petite MTV is what it is.
Lovely performance, I thoroughly enjoyed it: raw, eerie and alluring. The unplugged/acoustic sound suits them, IMO. I definitely look forward to hearing more from them in this style.
Her voice is so beautiful in this stripped down setting, i can see why she started as an acoustic singer. I also really love "Zero Hour" from "Visions," where she sounds ethereal & haunting.
I never thought I'd ever feel the way I once did years ago about music ever again. Wolf Alice changed that. Great that these talented musicians are doing what they do whilst making so many listeners happy. Fanfuckintastic imho. Have a great life peeps, we're all in this together.
At 54 I considered myself seasoned and don't spend a lot of time listening to newer or younger bands..... don't know how I came across Wolf Alice but glad I did
There’s actually quite a bit of acoustic sets with these guys they’re very good at it ! some of the best acoustic sets I’ve ever seen I keep saying what impresses me the most is people forget these are kids writing these adult mature lyrically impressive songs, and performing at a professional level, that’s what makes them so impressive to me ! imagine what they would be like when they get in their 30s and beyond and still playing music 💝💝💝
What a great band. Proving that they've got the chops to play acoustically. Her voice is beautiful . Soulful. So many people try to over sing these days. I blame the XFactor. More like Wolf Alice please!
Ellie's voice during Bros moved me to tears... The studio version almost manages that, but this... I don't know what to say. I get why she once said that there's a hint of sadness and panic in the lyrics now even more than before.
@@enkiitu she definitely had vocal training a few years ago.. her live vocals changed dramatically and you could see her supporting her diaphragm in the months following. She’s untouchable now and fair play to her for doing it.
Turn to Dust is beautiful, probably my favourite Wolf Alice song. That wonderful folky Dorian melody in the verse makes it feel as though it's from another time
some acts try so hard to be relevant.....but as someone who grew up in the 80s....loving radiohead, depeche mode led zeppelin black sabbath, and now,incubus,qotsa,dave matthewsJUST TO NAME A FEW....wolf alice doesnt even have to try...they are naturals.....born with it....seattle loves you...i hope all your dreams come true
Sorry was commenting on Fluffy, I’d like to add that hearing the drummers voice / singing on any of Wolf Alice songs really compliments Ellie’s unbelievable singing voice,
It's definitely a non-classical vibrato, but it works. Ellie has since developed a more professional vibrato, which is crucial for their material on Blue Weekend. Very impressive, especially considering that she has had no vocal training.
Just stumbled across this after hearing Bros for the first time on the radio. Can’t get enough of this acoustic version, I’m now quickly catching up with their work, how fast you ask? To give you a reference point I am somewhere between a snake and a mongoose…and a panther.
You look smart, but I don't care I'm not looking for no love affair I'd sell you my soul just to get me somewhere What's there to do in this dead old town? No I can't believe I live here now So I'm searching for cheap thrills and we don't know how Sixteen! So sweet! Sixteen! So sweet! Send me your laugh Make you bright and early What makes you smile just makes me feel funny So who's gonna love me, where's all the money? What's there to do? I got nothing in this dead old town No I can't believe I live here now So I'm searching for cheap thrills and we don't know how Sixteen! So sweet! Sixteen! So sweet
![Wolf Alice - 2015.11.13 - La Cigale, Paris, France [Full Performance]](/img/1.gif)
Her shyness here reminds me of Hope Sandoval, I can't give a bigger compliment than that.
Six years later, Bros = one of the greatest songs. Ever. Period.
Your on your period?!
Here in 2022, it's amazing how much more confident Ellie has become as a performer (saw her in Columbus last year, it was incredible). It's really cool seeing my favorite band change so much in a relatively short amount of time :)
the audio from this video is a major full on brilliance !! hats off to the audio engineer !!
+faiq lutfi absolutely !
They always do a great job. World class show this one.
Hats off to the band too! lol
faiq lutfi Yes sound unbelievable quality, I've seen Wolf Alice twice at festivals (tent stages) and one of their stand alone gigs in a venue and I have to say all three times the sound has been absolutely terrible! base completely drowning out everything else!! Could barely make out certain parts!!
So this is a breath of fresh air!!
yep; every Tiny Desk vid has blown me away with the clarity
wolf alice being stunning as usual. thanks tiny desk for having them!
Stunning...spot on...and disarming at the same time.
Ellie is absolutely hypnotizing in this.
Jaw Shwa her eyes...
oh really?
she's nothing really.
I prefer genuine and ugly...even fat and repulsive beautiful hags who are real.
this band wreaks of pretense and poser bullshit
nothing original
so much pretense here it literally drips
>prefers fat and repulsive
no surprise there
Rare Pepe boom, roasted.
so r u
Her voice is like an instrument. Her discomfort doesn't affect her performance. So unique although i agree there is a bit of Cranberries influence there. Yet Ellie is certainly her own soul. She seems to tune into some channel all her own. Brilliant!
Some similarity, not a lot. She actually has more fragility than Dolores. Plus she's English, not Irish. She did grow up in an Irish/English community though.
A "bit" would mean only a small amount. Ellie looks fragile here but there are times she is a very confident front woman taking the lead in live performances. But I also know all too well about Irish women, having lived with a woman of pure Irish ancestry for years.
More like sundays
More English folk tradition I think
I've watched this a number of times but I've just noticed something amazing: in the second song, the guitar and voice start together, so there is no reference point, musically speaking, for her to start on the right note. She just does. They both start at the same time, but are both immediately in tune with each other. Incredible...perfect pitch???
He was tuning his guitar for like a minute. Pretty easy to grab her pitch from that
One of the best groups around in the past decade. Ellie's vocals are always sweet.
Very cool performance. These songs work brilliantly as acoustic arrangements. It's amazing how much Ellie's stage presence has evolved since 2016. Here, she was shy and a little awkward. Compare that to her confidence and even swagger at some points in Wolf Alice's 2021 performance at the Reading Festival.
You have to get these back, they have grown soooo much since this performance.
I stumbled upon wolf Alice 2 hours ago and now I can't put my iPad down, I love that moment you discover an amazing band and have to listen to everything they've made on RUclips!
you stil listening brother? i hope you are well and i send love from Ireland :)
What an amazing perfomance! I just love Ellie's voice.
There is something magical in this performance
she's so awkward and quiet in an adorably beautiful way I love it
It's easier to be awkward & quiet in an adorably beautiful way when you're beautiful to start.
Totally. Looks like she even blushed a bit, around 6:36?
🤮
@@BarronVonSchnoot ?
Watch their latest performance at Glastonbury. Night & Day.
Only discovered them this year. They are incredible.
Ellie is so cute in this! I love when her face blushes because she feels awkward, makes it very authentic. The sound was quite lovely as well 🖤
0:08 Fluffy
3:41 Turn To Dust
7:45 Bros
love how folksy this ver of Bros sounds, very much back to their roots
Since it isn't already listed in the video, the names of the performers are:
Ellie Rowsell - Vocals
Joff Oddie - Guitar
Theo Ellis - Bass
Joel Amey - Drums
She's so beautiful
🤮
With 3 albums behind them now they should do another, significantly longer one!!
Her eyes. She would devastate me in person.
yeah she's got yin sanpaku, like billie eillish, princess diana, marilyn monroe and jfk.
The eyes chico, they never lie.
This was all fantastic, but I was really blown away by this version of turn to dust.
And I like Wolf Alice a lot. Ellie may have seemed awkward and shy but she's got it together. They have a good sense of humour. This is a great platform for promoting any artist. A petite MTV is what it is.
Those backing vocals in bros 👍 my word
Lovely performance, I thoroughly enjoyed it: raw, eerie and alluring. The unplugged/acoustic sound suits them, IMO. I definitely look forward to hearing more from them in this style.
this version of fluffy is out of this world
sameerpatel105 i
worked at a hotel when they stayed for a week. Cool folks. The drummer was a kind soul. chit chatted with me during night shift. All kind souls.
the version of bros in this video is simply beautiful, im so in love, the whole concert was amazing, but bros was beyond amazing idk
Her voice is so beautiful in this stripped down setting, i can see why she started as an acoustic singer.
I also really love "Zero Hour" from "Visions," where she sounds ethereal & haunting.
Takes me back to the great eighties band the Sundays. So sweet.
okay, i cried to Bros. that version is incredible.
Awkward, talented, beautiful--that's Ellie Rowsell. The entire band is terrific!
I never thought I'd ever feel the way I once did years ago about music ever again. Wolf Alice changed that. Great that these talented musicians are doing what they do whilst making so many listeners happy. Fanfuckintastic imho. Have a great life peeps, we're all in this together.
At 54 I considered myself seasoned and don't spend a lot of time listening to newer or younger bands..... don't know how I came across Wolf Alice but glad I did
I'm older than you and discovered them last December. Great, great band.
Me too🙌
You've ruined me, I can't go back to the album version of "Fluffy" after this.
I like the electric versions as well. I love it when she screams "So Sweet"! Lol.
Same here.
I agree this is the best version by a mile
I did not even really understand the song before this version. Now I like them both better!
I hate the album version. Only because the version they used in the music video is far better!
Ellie's persona here reminds me of Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star..cept that she smiles at the end
Never thought Wolf Ailce would dare to go accoustic. They look a bit nervous and uncomfortable, but I think it's courageous and turning out great.
Originally it was just Ellie and Joff as a folk duo, acoustic's their origin :)
Originally it was just Ellie and Joff as a folk duo, acoustic's their origin :)
They write every song on acoustic guitars. They look cool as cucumbers to me.
Cucumbers are cool.
There’s actually quite a bit of acoustic sets with these guys they’re very good at it ! some of the best acoustic sets I’ve ever seen I keep saying what impresses me the most is people forget these are kids writing these adult mature lyrically impressive songs, and performing at a professional level, that’s what makes them so impressive to me ! imagine what they would be like when they get in their 30s and beyond and still playing music 💝💝💝
Fluffy 0:00
Turn To Dust 3:38
Bros 7:43
This version of Bros is just so good bro
Very different from what I expected from them. Great performance from a talented band,
She seems so stunningly beautiful in part because she's stunningly beautiful.
That little guitar lead at 5:42 is gorgeous
They look so young and cute!!!
Beautiful, mystical music and beautiful young people.
The bass sounds so great in this
Yup i started jamming along on the bass
This is easily the best Tiny Desk feature. It brilliantly illustrates what it’s supposed to be - a stripped back acoustic session.
love this one- do think Florence + The Machine’s tops it though, probably due to Hazel Mills’ incredible backing vocals.
Wow! They are always impressive in any venue. Check ‘em out - they adapt like no other band I’ve seen/heard. Fresh air!
this is where you see a bands true colors very cool colors
What a great band. Proving that they've got the chops to play acoustically. Her voice is beautiful . Soulful. So many people try to over sing these days. I blame the XFactor. More like Wolf Alice please!
ooh really interesting hearing the acoustic versions! love it!
I find myself coming back to this from time to time ❤️
Me too.very talented band
Ellie's voice during Bros moved me to tears... The studio version almost manages that, but this... I don't know what to say. I get why she once said that there's a hint of sadness and panic in the lyrics now even more than before.
It's like her soul is directly transmitted through her voice.
So agree
Brilliant performance. Kudos to the engineer, too. Sounds great.
Another great TIny Desk gem! Really enjoyed this performance. Looking forward to hearing more from these guys
Have you listened to their next two albums since this?
There is seriously no flaw in this performance, I love these versions of these songs!!
Wolf Alice
is incredible!
WOW....I can't stop listening to this clip...
Absolutely brilliant!
I love this camera shoot on Pisces Iscariot on shelf! Best ever b-sides and outtakes record by Smashing pumpkins
Absolutely phenomenal. Found this with my second Gin of the day in hand, and I can imagine no better pairing. Love your sounds, thank you for existing
Zack Vye Great idea! I've no gin around, but I'll pour myself a glass of scotch and hit repeat!
And cheers! 👍🏻
She is an amazing vocalist with sounds of classical training. I have a new respect.
ruclips.net/video/FeGmfaSKc_A/видео.html
You are wrong. She has zero training. Much less classical.
She does sound trained though which is remarkable. Recent glasto show she even sounds operatic at times
She was a chorister as a kid
@@enkiitu she definitely had vocal training a few years ago.. her live vocals changed dramatically and you could see her supporting her diaphragm in the months following. She’s untouchable now and fair play to her for doing it.
Definitely love this acoustic version better than the originals!👏👏
Turn to Dust is beautiful, probably my favourite Wolf Alice song. That wonderful folky Dorian melody in the verse makes it feel as though it's from another time
they're so good in acoustic too. love how versatile they are. npr please invite them again
some acts try so hard to be relevant.....but as someone who grew up in the 80s....loving radiohead, depeche mode led zeppelin black sabbath, and now,incubus,qotsa,dave matthewsJUST TO NAME A FEW....wolf alice doesnt even have to try...they are naturals.....born with it....seattle loves you...i hope all your dreams come true
Her voice is banging!!!!!!
My God, NPR makes phenomenal sounding vids. This sounds so good even through a pc and my Grado SR80 headphones.....love this band
This Band is simply amazing.
Definitely the best version of this song, brilliant & beautiful
Sorry was commenting on Fluffy, I’d like to add that hearing the drummers voice / singing on any of Wolf Alice songs really compliments Ellie’s unbelievable singing voice,
So cool! A real band with a singer who has a pretty voice!
That beady eye song, the guitar slide, kills me, so lovely and cool sounding. And her voice is pure magic!
The best Tiny Desk ever! I've watched it at least 50 times and it still gives me goosebumps at times!
A regular on my re-watch list since 2016, great performance!
She had such beautiful vibrato and knows exactly when to use it. Beautiful voice!
It's definitely a non-classical vibrato, but it works. Ellie has since developed a more professional vibrato, which is crucial for their material on Blue Weekend. Very impressive, especially considering that she has had no vocal training.
Just found Wolf Alice! Tiny Desk concert is great!!
Wow Bros sounded absolutely amazing,love that version ❤
This is possibly one of the best videos out there, I just love this so much
What a lovely, intimate little set. Six years old now, but I'm so glad it landed in my search results.
this version of fluffy gives me life
my only complaint is that the setlist is not longer. i wish we could hear all of their songs like this; the mix is BRILLIANT
Yes it is!
Just stumbled across this after hearing Bros for the first time on the radio. Can’t get enough of this acoustic version, I’m now quickly catching up with their work, how fast you ask? To give you a reference point I am somewhere between a snake and a mongoose…and a panther.
Can't wait to see you in October 😍
We need them back! 😭❤️ Blue Weekend is one of my favorite albums so far this year
I've returned to this performance many times. Love all 3 songs. Nice blend by the entire group.
I think, this group is so cosmic..That was awesome..Thanks Wolf Alice
thanks KEXP. thanks NRP.
KEXP is the reason I discovered this band. So glad I stumbled across it.
Same here, what a nice discovery
@@EvilTwinRob same!!!
The thing about NPR... You know youve made it when you play a Tiny Desk Concert.
not true. sadly so many still go unnoticed or looked over.
By far the best version of this song. Can’t get enough of it.
This was amazing! So nice to hear this band change the tempo and still sound wonderful!
You look smart, but I don't care
I'm not looking for no love affair
I'd sell you my soul just to get me somewhere
What's there to do in this dead old town?
No I can't believe I live here now
So I'm searching for cheap thrills and we don't know how
Sixteen!
So sweet!
Sixteen!
So sweet!
Send me your laugh
Make you bright and early
What makes you smile just makes me feel funny
So who's gonna love me, where's all the money?
What's there to do?
I got nothing in this dead old town
No I can't believe I live here now
So I'm searching for cheap thrills and we don't know how
Sixteen!
So sweet!
Sixteen!
So sweet
MTV unplugged vibes
+PJ They do sound like they're from the 90s.
definitely some influence from the cranberries
+Hayden Beck that's exactly what i thought when the chorus of the 1st song started!!! So similar to Dreams!
Has nirvana written all over the first song...
PJ Yep! These guys would have been right at home in the nineties. Refreshing to hear.
Ellie looks so awkwardly cute in this. Just can't stop listening to Wolf Alice - roll on the next album!
Bring them back!
I like the way she says funny, I've always loved that fluffy acoustic version since back in the day
Whoa. That version of "Bros".
Amazing!!! Sounds very different from the full live gigs. Beautiful voice
breath of fresh air. vulnerable power.
Just a fantastic band. Saw them with Queens of the Stone Age and can't wait to see them live again!