Wolf Alice think it’s "hard" to be a guitar band in 2018.
The indie group’s frontwoman Ellie Rowsell says it’s difficult for rising talent to find the space to record "heavy" music and the expensive cost of hiring out equipment and buying instruments cane be a burden.
In an interview with the I Paper, she admitted: "I think it’s hard to be in a standard guitar band now because, in London at least, it’s so expensive to find a place where four people are allowed to make loads of noise, where they’ve got all the equipment that’s needed to make heavy music.
"Whereas you can sit at home and make really amazing synth sounds and incredible drum beats, and make it sound professional in your room.
"When everyone talks about how there’s not many guitar bands if you look at the way the world is, and the climate, it’s difficult to have 24-hour access to equipment and stuff like that. How accessible is £7,000 amps, and electricity, and saving up to get into a studio?"
Meanwhile, Wolf Alice recently announced they will "say goodbye for a while" after they finish touring ‘Visions of a Life’.
The indie band have been performing their album for the past year, and Ellie said they are planning on having one big "party" to celebrate the end of their extensive run, which ends in October.
She said: "We’re definitely gonna say goodbye for a while and we need to have some kind of party.
"I’ll do anything for a celebration so definitely yeah. Nothing’s confirmed but we will be having a party."
The four-piece outfit – completed by Joff Oddie, Theo Ellis and Joel Amey – who have been shortlisted for the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize with the record – are set to perform at the Q Awards on October 17, which would be the perfect opportunity to party with their peers.
The band will also head back into the studio to work on their third album.
Wolf Alice: It’s hard to be a guitar band now
