It secured her a spot opening on tour for indie-pop darling, Still Woozy, a manager, and an entry point to consecutive critically-acclaimed EPs, You’re a Dog and I’m Allergic to Dogs - mostly created in makeshift studios with Soloman and limited gear. “Guy” would mark a watershed moment for Remi Wolf, the artist.
It made me nervous, but I always just had a vision.” “I was learning to play drums and would write on the guitar with all these chord shapes people just weren’t using, different structures. “I had no plan at all, I was just playing shows and taking whatever opportunities came my way,” says 25- year-old Wolf. Together, they compiled influences in the likes of Tool, Weezer, Ween and Erikah Badyu and committed an experimental artist project, throwing caution - and strategy - to the wind with the impulsive release of their first track, “Guy.” Her college experience consisted of skipping class to jam with her 10 musical roommates, and soon she’d linked with co-producer, Jared Soloman. It’s a very powerful thing - the most expressive I feel like I will ever get.”Īudiences “immediate response” to her talent instilled in Wolf an sense of confidence that carried her through music school and into a post-grad stint gracing local Los Angeles venues. “That’s always been my home base, it lights something up in my soul that is never lit up at any other time in my life.
“Before I really fell in love with writing, I loved performing,” she says.
Perhaps the most pivotal moment was making $200 in two hours of soulful busking in high school, when Wolf realized people would happily pay to hear her perform. There were the grade-school performances and open mics that wowed crowds in her Palo Alto hometown the self-taught songwriting, experimental recording and tertiary music education via USC. It’s possible Wolf favors rebellion now because her early musical trajectory hits all the conventional mileposts of a well-rounded artist. It’s a far cry from that which has become par-for-the-course in pop music, but that Remi Wolf has never been one to follow the rules. Her vocals oscillate between screeching falsetto and melody-anchoring alto, pendulum-swinging the scales in little more than a breath. Within the span of three-minutes, a Remi Wolf track will ricochet between funk, soul, indie and emo with all the predictability of a pinball. I am sure that Wolf went on to do different renditions of the songs each night, creating excitement not just for her, but the audience as well.It’s difficult for Remi Wolf to describe her sound. It reminded me of seeing a jazz performance: no two shows are the same. She took her music to the next level with belting notes and runs that absolutely blew me away and showed how much she deserved the spot on the stage. The cherry on top of the performance was the ad-libs that proved just how talented of an artist she truly is. The call and response elements only heightened the energy in the venue. Her fun and funky sound not only allows her to dance around, encouraging the audience to do the same. It’s like she could read my mind and see the struggles of the week before.įor the entire show, Wolf was completely herself. She has this stage presence that shows how fun loving and emotional she is. I had never experienced a performer do something so intimate. As a regular concert-goer, this was a first for me. Upon hearing a few disheartening murmurs, she lead the whole audience in two thoughtful and cleansing breaths. Once the venue was brought down to a whisper, she did what seemed to be a mental health check-in, asking how the audience was feeling. In the middle of the performance, she took a minute to calm down the crowd. Even as a solo act, she made great use of her stage space, spending equal time with each section.
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Every single song sounded better than the next as she completed a full set while jumping around the stage with ease despite having shin splints, she told the crowd. 4. She opened with her recent single “Liquor Store” which brought the crowd to their feet. The pop star dominated her sold out show at the Metro in Chicago this past Friday, Feb. I remember scrolling through her six-song EP, the only music she had released at the time, and thinking, “When this is over, I’m going to see Wolf live,” and that’s exactly what I did.įor the new ly 26-year-old singer, filling a stage solo was easy. Remi Wolf reminds me of warm breezes and sitting in the passenger seat of my friend’s car in the spring of 2020 when everyone’s lives had just fallen apart.
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