Alt-pop/rock singer Julia Wolf has spread her wings from her origins in Queens to the UK with the announcement of her first ever UK/EU headline tour. It will commence on 30 November in Dublin’s intimate and artsy Workman’s Club. and make its way to several big venues in the UK such as the 02 Academy Islington and Academy 3 in Manchester.
Wolf made her biggest performance debut in 2016 at the alt-rock festival staple, Warped Tour. She has since accomplished several tours around the US throughout her career.
The emo/indie singer blew up on social media following the release of her hit single this year ‘In My Room’, an angsty and heartful song inspired by the film Twilight which reached Number one on The US Viral Charts. Wolf recently shared a music video for the song on 23 May.
The artist promoted the song on TikTok with AI edits of the film. Considering the resurgence of love for the film on social media, the promotion’s success was instantaneous and listeners were intrigued to hear more.
Her fanbase has now reached great heights worldwide and she has gained a dedicated community around the release of her latest album ‘Pressure’. Her sound with this album has changed significantly since past releases such as her debut album ‘Girls In Purgatory’ in 2021 which explored R&B/pop. Her siren vocals were still present throughout popular songs on the album such as ‘In My Way’, though they now soar on her latest rock influenced releases.
Wolf spoke to the Ones To Watch podcast about how her sound has changed up to the release of ‘Pressure’, sharing that her music started out with acoustic pop tracks on piano and developed “into more of the pop/trap space”. She goes on to say “the older I was getting, the less I was resonating with that kind of music and I just really wanted to go back to my roots”. Wolf describes her first musical loves such as Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco and the Story So Far, letting into her recent emo inspired sound.
Wolf’s unique female angst is put on display in ‘Pressure’, as the album delves into the dark and vulnerable parts of life. She discusses the full tracklist with Rock Sound, giving insight into fan favourite songs such as ‘Loser’ which has over 600 thousand listens on Spotify. She explains this as “the agonising sequel to ‘In My Room’. It’s probably one of the most honest songs I’ve ever written. It’s about how dark someone’s brain can go when they love someone, especially when they feel they can’t measure up to them.”
The song’s heavy rock sound and dark lyricism carries through the album in an addictive collection of songs that will make for electrifying live performances. Find tickets for upcoming tours here.
