Wolf Alice began in 2010, initially as a solo project of Ellie Roswell, with the name taken from a book by Angela Carter. She was joined by guitarist Joff Oddie and later by Joel Amey and Theo Ellis. They released a self-titled EP in 2012 as well as a single called “Leaving You” which gained airplay from BBC Radio 1 and featured in NME’s ‘Radar’ section.They then toured with Peace, recorded a session for Huw Stephens’ Radio 1 show in January, and released their first physical single “Fluffy” in February 2013 on the Chess Club label.