Mercury Prize 2018: Wolf Alice win for Visions of a Life
Indie band Wolf Alice have picked up the 2018 Mercury Music Prize for their eclectic, enchanting second album, Visions of a Life.The London four-piece were almost lost for words as they took to the stage to accept the £25,000 prize."It means so much to pick this up with my three best friends," said singer Ellie Rowsell.The group beat the likes of Noel Gallagher, Arctic Monkeys and Lily Allen to lift the trophy. Visions of a Life was praised by judges as "an exuberant tapestry of swirling pop, grunge and indie guitar rock."The band put their appeal more idiosyncratically: "We're too pop for rock and too rock for pop."In fact, their second album built on the promise of their debut My Love Is Cool (which also received ...