Wolfmother Return With New Track

The all-new Wolfmother line-up are readying their return today (March 30) with a brand new track.

Although the band effectively split last year, singer and guitarist Andrew Stockdale vowed to continue under the Wolfmother name with a new line-up.

The first fruits of the decision are now available, in the form of new track "Back Round", which is available from today on Wolfmother.com.

Although the track is available as a free download from the site, the band are encouraging fans to donate to the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal at redcross.org.au.

The new look band debuted the track last Friday (March 27) at the MTV Australia Music Awards in Sydney.

They have now returned to LA to complete their album with producer Alan Moulder.

Thanks for the report to Nme.com.

Comments

[kranoscorp]

They should really rename the band. I do not want to refer to them as Wolfmother V2 and other such ridiculousness as what happened to GnR.

[j-boy199]

All I got was 30 seconds worth of music from that download =\

[kidcantread]

they went by white feather at there 1st gig

[dooncan]

j-boy199 wrote:

All I got was 30 seconds worth of music from that download =\

I got the whole 3:57 of it

[kr1stians]

I havent been so excited in a long time. Go Wolfmother!

[uk.mace]

Hmm, it's quite cool. Sorta White Stripes-esque.
And the guitar tone sounds a lot like Mastodon's new shizz. Glad to see they're back though!

[TheMarsClyro]

Same old 70s vibe and wailing vocals, don't care what people say...I dig it!

[denday831]

i love this band. makes a change from all the indie and rap throwing up on the scene atm

[Jet_Black88]

I enjoyed it, especially because it was free.

[a7xboy]

I saw Wolfmother live once and they rocked. Great to hear some new stuff! even with a new line up lol .

[CarbonDeath]

I agree with the first post. And also with Mike Patton. I don't mind this band, but I really think they belong in the 70's.

[crazy8rgood]

BADASSSSS

WOLFMOTHER!!!!!

[Muxi92]

It sounds harder than the old Wolfmother,but not a single bit worse=)

[perilouspete]

pretty good song.

[M.B.MetalTabber]

It doesn't like my mobile number :S

[keithmoon15]

sounds good cant wait for a new album, their debut was kick-ass!

glad to see stockdale found some new members, i was quite unhappy when the orignial lineup split

[Jet_Black88]

M.B.MetalTabber wrote:

It doesn't like my mobile number :S

That's impossible. I put in a 555- number.

[guitartiger]

cannot wait, i loved them when i seen em like 2 years ago, they r amazing

[govtchris1]

Oh man. That was awesome. I have missed them. Totally awesome. They probably are one of the best live bands ever.

[fetus989]

I miss Wolfmother. I'm super excited. New song sounds awesome

[irotinmyskin]

they dont sound new to me at all...seems like they copied led zeppelins formula and just made it look new... ejem rip offs!

[americnidiot]

Not a fan of the intro, but the rest of the song was good. I loved the first WM album though, so I hope this doesn't disappoint.

[Sephiroth329]

irotinmyskin wrote:

they dont sound new to me at all...seems like they copied led zeppelins formula and just made it look new... ejem rip offs!

at least they're copying a good set of music, an not the new shite that bands churn out in the masses. An, they're sweet live!! met them twice! the old line-up that is

[Empathica1928]

Is anybody else really bothered by the awkward green split through the dude's hair and head in the picture?

[marcus00]

Mike Patton's comment on this band is the reason I don't like Mike Patton or Mike Patton related projects any more. If you don't like it, fine. Don't be an elitist douche.

Personally, think Wolfmother aren't the greatest band to ever grace the earth, but they're pretty cool for what they do and I'm excited to see Andrew Stockdale is continuing. He's the driving force of the band anyway. I listened to their cd for about three weeks after I bought it. I threw it in this weekend and cranked it up and was reminded of how cool they are.

[bigjohnsta]

saw them live in Chicago, ****ing amazing. One of the best shows i've gone to.

[hugh20]

Fucking yeah, i love Andrew Stockdale as a musician. His voice and guitarwork is great! Sounds great on the new track

[tancanada]

werent these guys called the next led zeppelin after their first album?

[metalclash22]

amazing new song, reminds me of Led Zep a lot

[xIckyThumpx]

wasn't a bad song on the first one, hopefully this one will stick to the trend

[Jugulator_cro]

Great song, but damn, lossy as hell.

[boomtank]

i really like this song, hungry for more!

[Jk3y]

Very White Stripes as someone before said, reminds me a bit of conquest...

For Wolfmother its a bit average compared to their old album but they definitely haven't changed with the new line up

Looking forward to seeing what comes next

Andrew might be the new aussie Jack White? =)
the similarities are very obvious

Listen to 1.30, Robert Plant + Jack White?

[b_flo]

A buddy of mine (toured with them) said the reason the other two left was that Andrew couldn't get along with them. The other two guys were great to work with.

[Restlesscow]

A new line up could be good, its a shame they did split tho...
Seen them live and based on that performance I would see them again

[jod23]

sweet!!! their first album was great... i wonder how Andrew Stockdale and the new line up will do... after listening to the new song I think they'll be good

[dgme92]

Wolfmother are a decent band, I'll check this out later.

[Vedicardi]

can some one upload this to a different site plz

[David_Bowie=GOD]

i must say, he is one ugly motherf***er

thats all i really have to say, wolfmother is okay, not a fan but i dont mind them.

[SG_Player93]

wolfmother is awesome

[psychoskin473]

Andrew wrote everything on the first album anyway so the member split was just a bit of a setback. Wolfmother kicks ass with or without the two other guys

[Soozy]

Just saw a video of it from Australia's MTV awards...f***in great!

[Shamanic Rhythm]

Despite this, I still have no idea who the new members of Wolfmother are, and even though they put up photos of their latest gig at Sound Relief, they were all of Andrew.

I don't know why he doesn't just rename the group Andrew Stockdale. If he's going to go on using the Wolfmother name he should be treating the other members as a little more than just hired hands.

[-xCaMRocKx-]

This is sad.. They aren't Wolfmother.. I haven't listened to the track yet (although I'm sure it's awesome cos Stockdale is pretty cool), but I wish they stuck with White Feather instead of calling their completely different band Wolfmother.

[Co&Ca11]

i really like the new song, and to the guy who said they should change the name, andrew is basically the band anyway

[HostileFTW]

There's hope for modern music after all!

[Karmekarten]

they are prett original. their style is 70's but doesn't mean their ripping off led

[down n dirty]

meh im not in love w/ the track but hey its free

[Nightrain7]

OMG its not the same band, how dare they continue without the original members.....So ppl except this band but not GN'R WTF???

[cletusss]

sweet, still think he should take vocals with either page's "tour" or at least VR

[boomshine18]

hahaha led zeppelin formula? what formula? you mean rip off a bunch of old blues songs and call them your own?? no, wolfmother didnt do that, great new song though, cant wait for the cd

[TSmitty6]

i used to like this band back in 2006. then again i had just started playing guitar and thought they were amazing. now i cant even listen to em lol.

[PissInMyShoeses]

WOLFMOTHER!
I will always have a spot for them.
Def doin a cover of this song's drums.

[pantera456]

Nightrain7 wrote:

OMG its not the same band, how dare they continue without the original members.....So ppl except this band but not GN'R WTF???

1. It's accept not except
2. Andrew stockdale was always the creative force behind the band, so the other two leaving doesn't really matter.
3. They still kick ass.

[psychoskin473]

WTF is with people saying this is not wolfmother? If the other guys didnt want him to use the name they would have had the issue taken to court since the other members are cool with it why cant the fans be? People aren't giving marilyn manson or rob zombie any shit and they kick people out every other record. C'mon people grow up its just music not a ****ing brand name.

[Cskills2112]

1. It's accept not except
2. Andrew stockdale was always the creative force behind the band, so the other two leaving doesn't really matter.
3. They still kick ass.

+1

[Jmoarguitar]

sounds so much like Led Zeppelin, not that thats a bad ting.

[Wyldeman5693]

nothings changed!!! still the band i love im so happy i could cry!

[garager]

Mike Patton is an idiot.

He hates Wolfmother, He hates the Arctic Monkeys

Why not leave some of the great young rock bands alone Mike?
Love the new track, Andrew's still got it!

[Ekoroski]

uk.mace wrote:

Hmm, it's quite cool. Sorta White Stripes-esque.

I agree wholeheartedly the first thing i thought was it was very white stripes. LOVE IT

[aig91]

Checked

[chipmunksurfer]

psychoskin473 wrote:

People aren't giving marilyn manson or rob zombie any shit

he/she's still getting shit about the way he looks, but for that, hes just not that well known musically.

[arcticradiohead]

the other two left the band, stockdale should be able to call it wolfmother if he wants, he didnt kick them out.

i wouldn't say this song sounded that much zeppelin, its a lot heavier and a lot less bluesy. the only thing that really sounds like zeppelin about it was his voice, and like other people said, it does sound similar to the white stripes.

these guys are fun to listen to even if they aren't that original, im lookin forward to this.

[koikomoru]

I have two words I would like to say.

*ahem*

Fuck. Yea.

[psychoskin473]

chipmunksurfer wrote:

hes just not that well known musically.

huh?

[wolfy808]

Got it, sounds awesome man. I've already worked out a few riffs on my axe.

Good to hear they're back, loved them since first hearing their record in 2006.

[Mr. Tomnus]

can I get a "BOOH YEAH!!!"..... BOOH YEAH

[thExcomunicated]

quite an enjoyable band i have to say. been a fan since their other album.

[Dacadac]

their first record is one of my favorites, and i can't wait for this one

[SOADriff]

excellent news. go aussies.

[tom1thomas1]

mmm i gone off of them a bit, I used to love them then everyone was saying how they sounded like Zeppelin, so i checked Led Zeppelin out and they were just waaaaayyyyy above Wolfmother, and now I still like them but I can't help thinking that Wolfmother's a bit boring compared to 70s stuff. Still they're better than so much other **** there is, I'll go download the song now

[airbrndeathroll]

its cool that theres 2 guitarists now

this makes the band sound more fuller if you get me

[bfchead]

realy if someone heard about wolfmother before zeppelin id laugh(im laughing right now) wolfmother ok...new band change name...then ok...lets remember andrew stockdale was not the only member of wolfmother and thus does not deserve to keep the name

[Svrtsn]

Wolfmother and Black Sabbath are the best to listen to when smoking, so I'm really happy that they are back!

[chickenfoot]

make my day
wolfmother rockssss, hope they're as good as they used to be, or even better (A)
I'm off to listen to the new track

[andios]

You're talking like Andrew hijacked the band or something. I got chills that the drummer left first and then the bass player gave up too, so why can't guitarist keep playing?

[mike.d13]

holy sweet mother of god! that song is amazing. i really hope the album kicks some major ass