Wolf Alice played their first gig at Highbury Garage in December 2010 supporting April in the Shade, after Rowsell and Oddie met the band at an open mic at the Hope and Anchor in Islington.

Wolf Alice were formed in 2010 and began as an acoustic duo between Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie.

They self-released an EP called Wolf Alice that year, featuring three songs: "Every Cloud", "Wednesday", and "Destroy Me".

[4] When James DC broke his wrist in 2012, Joel Amey joined the band as a temporary replacement drummer, but later became a permanent member.

[5] They released the song "Leaving You" online on SoundCloud as a free download which gained airplay from BBC Radio 1 and featured in NME's 'Radar' section.

[6] After the song was released, they toured with Peace, and recorded a session for Huw Stephens' Radio 1 show in January.

According to Deadspin, "In the documentary, Winterbottom captures 16 different gigs and daily life backstage from the point of view of a new member of their crew.

"[17] In June 2017, Wolf Alice released the lead single "Yuk Foo" off their second studio album, Visions of a Life.

[20] On 15 February 2021, the band's website was updated to show a looping video of an eye, with the heading "The Last Man on Earth".

[26] On 29 October 2021, the band released Blue Weekend: Tour Deluxe which includes four live versions of tracks from the album ("Smile", "How Can I Make it OK", "Safe From Heartbreak", and "The Last Man on Earth") as well as a live cover of "Bobby" by Alex G. On 5 May 2022, the band released a lullaby version of "The Last Man on Earth" as a single and announced Blue Lullaby, an EP featuring reworked lullaby versions of five tracks from Blue Weekend, which was subsequently released on 24 June 2022.

In February 2024, it was announced that Wolf Alice had left Dirty Hit to sign with Columbia Records.

[37][38][39] Kitty Empire, writing in The Observer, described their sound as "an engaging strain of off-kilter indie rock".

[41] In interviews, the band has cited their liking for The Vines,[42] the Beatles, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Blur, and Courtney Love.