Wolf Girl (band)

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Wolf Girl
Origin London, England
Genres Indie pop, pop punk, noise pop
Years active2013 – 2019
Labels Soft Power Records
Odd Box Records
Everything Sucks Music
Past membersHealey Becks
Christabel Williams
Carl Farrugia
Chris Wood [1]

Wolf Girl was a four-piece indie pop band from London, England. [2] [3] The band consisted of Healey Becks, Christabel Williams, Chris Wood and Carl Farrugia.

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After releasing EP Mama's Boy on Soft Power Records in 2014, the band released their debut album We Tried with Odd Box Records in 2016. [4] [5] They played Indietracks Festival in 2014 and 2018 [6] and the prestigious Sŵn Festival in Cardiff at the end of 2016. [5] Second album Every Now & Then was released on Everything Sucks Music in October 2018. [3] [7]

Musically, they have been compared to The Flatmates, C86, Scarlet's Well, Sarah Records, Veronica Falls, Weezer, and Diet Cig. [5] [8] [3] [9] [10]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Compilation appearances

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