Establishing the mood with a dramatic strings arrangement, Night Wolf and Lois Powell open Death of the Wolf with a cinematic allure, a brooding presence, and the lyrics, “Coldly, I’m slowly crawling, they burn out the roof, I’ve served love with no proof…”
Punctuated with astral bell tones and luscious vocal harmonies, the pair manifest a haunting and cohesive tapestry of sound – elegant in its construction and perfect for a cerebral TV show sync deal such as Nine Perfect Strangers.
We are enthralled by the textured trip-hop drums that emerge and are also reminded of 90s trip-hop legends like Massive Attack and Portishead. We appreciate the intricacy of the composition as well as the poetic prowess of the conceptual prose.
In essence, Death of the Wolf is about inner struggle and self reflection. It explores notions of feeling lost, broken and at odds with oneself. We learn that the song came from a dark emotional place and was driven by instinct as opposed to concept. The creators confess how the lyrics and overarching orchestral energy focus on internal conflict, not a specific event or story.
Night Wolf says, “I wrote this song and finished it during a very difficult time in my life as my mother passed away, it drove me to complete the half finished song and allowed me to pour my sadness into it. I was also going back and forth to a local quiet church where they had a piano I was playing and a part came to me whilst there. However the lyrics are not reflecting this period and are not about the passing, the lyrics I wrote until Lois took over were very much a self reflection of how I felt or still feel.”
For some background, Night Wolf from Bedford and Lois Powell from Norfolk met at an open mic night. This is their second collaboration, following Lost My Way Home, and the second release on EscaVolt Records. It also marks Night Wolf’s move into self releasing after years with music publishers.
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added Death of the Wolf to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS and TRIPPY playlists, whilst we continue to stream the wider discography of both Night Wolf, and Lois Powell, and anticipate future solo and collaborative releases.