Wife is the solo project of Irish musician and singer James Kelly, formerly of the group Altar of Plagues.

[2] The debut Wife album, What's Between, was released on Tri Angle in June 2014 and featured additional production from the Haxan Cloak and Roly Porter.

Kelly participated in the 2014 edition of the Red Bull Music Academy,[3] which took place in Tokyo, Japan.

[4] In 2014, Wife made his debut in the United States, performing at Decibel Festival in Seattle as well as in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Kelly co-produced the Zola Jesus single "Siphon" from the 2017 album Okovi.