Wolf Alice Scoops Second U.K. No. 1 Album With ‘The Clearing’

British indie band Wolf Alice collects its second U.K. No. 1 record as The Clearing bows atop the Official U.K. Albums Chart on Friday (Aug. 29).

The London four-piece – comprised of vocalist Ellie Rowsell, guitarist Joff Oddie, bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey – first hit the summit back in 2021 with Blue Weekend. Their first two full-length efforts, 2015’s My Love Is Cool and 2017’s Mercury Prize-winning Visions of a Life, both peaked at No. 2.

The Clearing marks the band’s maiden major label LP, having left Dirty Hit last year to sign with Columbia Records. They’ll support the release with an extensive North American trek through the fall, concluding with a night at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Oct. 13. After a run of European dates, they’ll return to British and Irish shores in late November for their debut arena tour.

Deftones, meanwhile, score a career-best with Private Music finishing at No. 2, marking the seminal band’s third consecutive U.K. top 10 album. Modern jazz-pop pioneer Laufey follows at No. 3 with A Matter of Time, also her highest chart placing to date.

Oasis mania continues to pervade the U.K., with the Britpop icons securing three top 40 placements. 2010’s singles compilation Time Flies… 1994-2009 finishes at No. 4, while 1995’s Definitely Maybe – which celebrates its 30th anniversary Aug. 29 – closes the week at No. 11. Freshly released collectors’ box set Oasis: Complete Studio Album Collection lands at No. 39.

The Gallagher brothers kicked off their North American tour in Toronto at the top of the week (Aug. 24). They will play a further two nights at London’s Wembley Stadium, having performed five shows at the iconic venue in July and August, on Sept. 27 and 28.

Alex Warren’s first studio album, You’ll Be Alright, Kid, which arrived July 18, rounds out the top five. The California-born singer-songwriter continues to win fans in the U.K., having enjoyed a 13 week-long run at the top of the Official Singles Chart earlier this year with “Ordinary.”