By Tyler Marr

The Wolfe release second single off upcoming EP

Mar 10, 2018 | 9:29 AM

Prince Albert’s alt-rock trio The Wolfe are out with new music from their upcoming second EP Strange Words.

Titled Pig & The Hound, the new single is darker and grittier in contrast to the more pop-style pieces of the past, and according to the all-female group, a product of growth in their musical careers.

“We are exploring a new aspect of our music a little,” lead vocalist Siobhan Bayda said. “A little bit more rock.”

The song is centred around anger from a past relationship, moving on and wishing someone the best. In the song’s music video, dark hues of red, purple and black help accompany the feeling of angst and resentment.

“For our old music, none of us were in relationships. So we are finally diving into that chapter of the music world,” guitarist Gabrielle Giroux added.

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The Wolfe teased their first single, Tip Of My Tongue, from the EP earlier this year. At the time, they said the new record promised to have a more mature, focused sound. 

The album will come on the back of a blockbuster year for the band. In April, The Wolfe had a top-four finish in CBC Searchlight national music competition before they hit the road touring across Western Canada this past summer. The trio also clinched the Toronto Independent Music Award’s ‘Best out of Province’ award last fall.

As with their self-titled debut album, the troupe plan to embark on a Canada wide tour, with arrangements to take the stage in Toronto. Preparing for this, alongside the single releases and soon-to-come EP, the girls said, has become a full-time job.

“We have been working on writing music and getting ourselves to the next level professionally,” drummer Tessa Thompson said. “Bookings, album art and grant writing, all that stuff, it takes time and takes work. But it has all paid off.”

And to all this, the band said the support of Prince Albert has been overwhelming.

“It is incredible that they came to see us when we were 13 playing our first shows and they still come back,” Giroux said.

Bayda echoed this, adding; “We probably wouldn’t be where we are without the support we received from P.A.”

Their EP, set to hit digital shelves mid-April, will be accompanied by a release show on April 14. Preorders are already underway. The Wolfe’s new single is available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Music, bandcamp, Spotify, and their website.

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