Live Music on TV -- What a Concept!!!

From the March 28th episode of the recently premiered UK version of SNL, please enjoy long-running London-based alt-rockers Wolf Alice and their insinuating ode to "White Horses."

I'm embarrassed to admit I was not previously familiar with these kids, who've been a huge deal in their homeland and elsewhere since 2010. I'm not sure how to describe them genre-wise, although some wag used the phrase "the lovechild of folk and grunge" (which seems apt), and I'm not completely enamored with Ellie Rowsell vocally channeling Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries (although god, she -- Rowsell -- is inarguably one great looking babe). That said, as is obvious from the clip, the group totally rocks, and since seeing it I have become a serious fan.

I should also add that -- unlike most of the so-called musical acts on the original American version of the show over the past couple of years -- Wolf Alice is actually a real band who is actually doing all their own singing and playing, unlip-synched, un-autotuned, and completely for real live.

And boy, is THAT refreshing.

Hey Lorne -- how about retro-exporting this aesthetic back to your show in the States?

Asking for a friend. 😎

[h/t Jai Guru Dave]