When Wolf was 17, the Palo Alto native auditioned for Season 13 of American Idol in 2014, aka the Jennifer Lopez era. It’s been a long journey to arrive on the beaches of Gulf Shores. “Buzz Me In”? Well, it’s about needing to be buzzed into an apartment. She calls herself “the West Coast Bob De Niro” on a song titled “Sexy Villain” and named another track, “Anthony Kiedis,” after the Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman. “I don’t feel so fresh and new and mind-boggled anymore.”Īt a time when it’s trendy to be an alt-maximalist, Wolf embodies the modern Gen Z sensibility for exuberance without any traces of following trends. “Straight up, the most 9-to-5 my job gets is touring,” she says, estimating she’s performed more than 100 shows in the last nine months. On tour, Wolf is regularly working the night shift: 2 p.m. ![]() Wolf is notably laid-back, likely conserving her energy as her “work day” just started. Right now, though, Wolf is chilling in the Artist’s Lounge at Hangout Fest before she brings the crowd back to life in about 30 minutes. Along the way, she is performing at festivals like Primavera Sound Barcelona, Summerfest, and Lollapalooza. Wolf is about to kick off a nine-show European stint before she returns stateside for her Gwingle Gwongle tour in September and October. “Cake,” in particular, shows Wolf’s signature funk-pop sound is already evolving to include heightened synth production. “Fired” and “Sugar” were written before she started working on Juno, while work on “Michael” and “Cake” came after its release. Earlier this month, Wolf dropped the deluxe edition of Juno, featuring four new songs. Pitchfork gave Juno an admirable 7.0 rating, and Wolf has more than 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Her debut album, Juno, dropped in October and quickly garnered critical acclaim for a kaleidoscope sound of funk, pop, and rock influences brimming with power and personality. “I’ve been performing pretty much since I was in sixth grade, before I was writing before I took on my artist career,” Wolf tells Elite Daily. (Who among us.) Really, Wolf is the disco ball, reflecting energy onto the crowd with each note. You can thank Wolf, who is performing her 2020 song “Disco Man,” about flirting with a boy who buys gas station sunglasses. It’s a Friday in late May, and following an early afternoon storm, the mood at Hangout Music Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama, is now bright and colorful. Wearing white cargo pants, a gingham sweater vest, and a beaded necklace, the 26-year-old singer roars as she dances in front of a screen projecting trippy, saturated video collages that are unexpectedly calming, like a children’s sensory bottle but for adult music festival heads. ![]() Remi Wolf’s stage is a cross between psychedelic art and the cover of a Lisa Frank notebook.
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