I’ve been a huge Alpha Wolf fan since their debut album Mono. After they changed their lineup in 2018, which we’ll come back to, I was tentatively optimistic about their sound moving forward. Alpha Wolf have been a big deal for a long time, touring with some big names. I’ve seen them play live once when they were in the unenviable position of sharing a lineup with Polaris and Crystal Lake. I had a few too many Windjammers that night but I had taken away a general feeling of being a little underwhelmed. With the release of A Quiet Place To Die, I was deeply hoping for the realisation of all the potential that Mono promised.
Yours Truly have been around for a few years now, forming in 2016 and coming out the gate fast with great critical acclaim on 2017 EP Too Late For Apologies. They really blew up off the back of 2018 single High Hopes in support of their 2019 EP Afterglow. Afterglow received massive critical acclaim, scoring nearly perfect scores, or in one case an actual perfect score, with real music journalists Australia-wide. I can say personally that all of my mates rate Yours Truly really highly as well. With the announcement of debut album Self Care only a year after Afterglow, the hype across the internet and among my mates has reached a fever pitch.
