Formidably cool record-breakers storm the city

ENGLISH rock band Wolf Alice thundered into Nottingham on Monday night to entertain a sold-out crowd - and their commanding stage presence was a pleasure to behold.

- By KEVIN COOPER

This arena tour is to celebrate the release of their fourth studio album, The Clearing, a record which has topped their years of paying their dues by earning them a record-breaking fourth consecutive Mercury Award nomination.

Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell burst onto the stage from behind a dazzling wall of metallic streamers and opened with Thorns, an opulent piano-led new song which immediately had the crowd's attention. Bloom Baby Bloom was followed by White Horse, which saw drummer Joel Amey take lead vocals and Rowsell join him for a dreamy harmonic duet.