Wolf Alice share new single, “The Sofa,” from their forthcoming album The Clearing, available August 22nd. “The Sofa” is about falling in love with your life for exactly what it is and finally letting go of unrealised dreams without shame, guilt or disappointment as you grow older. Unspooling like a daydream on an idle afternoon. abandoning the self-consciousness which weighs down your twenties, Wolf Alice reach a point of hard-won serenity. The Clearing was written in Seven Sisters and recorded in LA with Greg Kurstin, and follows previous single “Bloom Baby Bloom.”

Eli Rowsell on “The Sofa:”

“It’s about not trying so hard to figure everything out, reflecting on getting older and trying not to agonise over things that have or haven’t happened in your life. It’s also about trying to get to grips with the polarising aspects of one’s life when you’re in a band. You’ve just played a huge tour – and you come home, and you have your dinner on the sofa. For me, it’s summed up in how I treat TV. I used to never watch the same thing twice because I thought I’ve got so much to discover! And now I’m like, It’s okay if I just want to rewatch Peep Show for the thirteenth time.”

The video for “The Sofa” was Shot on the streets of the band’s native North London in homage to the lyrics, the video for The Sofa captures the day-dreamy spirit of the song in boldly-coloured slow motion. Ellie is transported on a surreal fantasy through the euphoric messiness of British summertime street life while never leaving the comfort of her sofa. Inspired by classic street photography, these vignettes capture the blissed out interactions of people from all walks of life, celebrating the shared joy we feel with strangers on a sunny day. The video was directed by Fiona Jane Burgess (girl in red) and features numerous easter eggs for the band’s up-coming album.

Pre-order The Clearing by Wolf Alice HERE