Wolf Alice release ‘Gospel Oak’ + announce ‘The Clearing: B Sides’

Ahead of their huge homecoming show at Finsbury Park this coming Sunday, Wolf Alicehave announced a 7” package of B Sides from the recording sessions of their 2025 number 1 album, The Clearing.

You can hear the first offering, ‘Gospel Oak’ right now with ‘Hammond Song’ and ‘Hit The Sky’ dropping digitally over the coming weeks before the three songs have their physical release on the 1 year anniversary of The Clearing on August 21. Pre-order HERE.

On the songs the band shared, “These are a few songs we made during The Clearing that didn’t make it on the final record, but are ones we love very much, including a cover with two of our fave singers Julia Cumming and Bria Salmena – we’re happy to have found a home for them for you to hear. Enjoy”

Taking its name from an area in North London just up the road from Finsbury Park, Ellie has said that ‘Gospel Oak’ was inspired by folk songs and songs we all learn at school. Expect all three to make it onto the set list this weekend.

The huge outdoor event will feature very special guests including The Last Dinner Party, Lykke Li, Rachel Chinouriri, Keo, and Florence Road.

The release of their fourth studio album The Clearing in August 2025 cemented their place in global music culture. An album bursting with ambition, ideas and emotion, it was received with huge critical acclaim, reached Number 1 on the UK album charts and was shortlisted for The coveted Mercury Music Prize for the fourth time – that’s four for four across their 10 year career, making Wolf Alice the only band in Mercury Prize history to achieve a 100% nomination rate across their discography. Wolf Alice also won Group of the Year at the 2026 BRIT Awards as well as being nominated for best Alternative/Rock Act and Mastercard Album of the Year.

This massive show on Sunday is sure to be the biggest celebration of the band’s huge successes to date. Do not miss it.

Praise for The Clearing:

“Wolf Alice are the kind of band that keep on getting better with every record, and here, they raise the bar on themselves once again.” – NME, 5*

“another perfectly-pitched stepping stone to edge them even closer to full-on legendary status” – DIY, 5*

“Massive, flagrant, high-heeled rock music performed with zero self-consciousness, built on the belief that spectacle and substance not only can coexist, but must” Dork 5/5

“A crisp, often emotional, pop experience, it’s a break with the past while remaining utterly true to the precepts that Wolf Alice forged their success by.” Clash 8/10

“On The Clearing, the best new British band of the past decade find a comfortable new home in a new sound that’s more confident than ever” – Rolling Stone UK, 5*

“The London quartet’s grandly expansive fourth album is a show of undeniable strength” – The Times, 4*

“These tracks eschew snarling aggression for airy, gauzy harmonies, ruminations on love and some truly excellent melodic hooks.” The London Standard, 4*