This full debut by the charismatic 25-year-old Californian matches her persona – fluorescent, fizzy funk-psych-pop full of bright singing, bursting with sugary, almost wieldy but playfully imaginative energy. That certainly comes across in the opener Liquor Store, but behind the exuberance is a serious confession of a drinking problem. Anthony Kieldis settles down more into a bright pop stomp paying a tribute to the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman, followed by Wyd, which has a sharp groove and Guerilla has a bouncy, shuffly R&B ping and swing. Quiet On Set is perhaps a standout, a good example of how her shouty rap and singing can be exuberantly combined. The entire album is full of changes of rhythm and splashes of sound, making what would no doubt be a very entertaining live show. While many pop contemporaries might have the style chops and moves, Wolf has a talent for atypical images in her lyrics from Grumpy Old Men to Front Tooth. Even on Volkiano, which also has pop cliches too, there’s: “Cool it with the credit card, 25 leotards / Trying to clear my head by balancing on ballerina bars / And that's a ballerina bar / I'll pack it up then ferment it in a mason jar.” An unsinkable individual with no doubt plenty more in store. Out on Island / UMG.
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