The album received generally positive reviews from fans and critics alike, many complimenting the more mature sound and direction. Now starting a new life in the bustling city of Seoul, South Korea, half-sisters Citlalli and Raina believe they are finally safe. Reception Professional ratings Review scores Year of the Wolf Heather Heffner 4.16 32 ratings14 reviews THE ALVAREZ FAMILY DOESN’T TALK about the dark things that stalk them at night. Minogue's album did include a track with the title ' Put Your Hands Up (If You Feel Love)' (written by Starsmith and Nervo), but this has no connection to the Pallot song. The track was ultimately rejected (although two other Pallot penned tracks 'Aphrodite' and ' Better than Today' made the final cut). The lead single 'Put Your Hands Up' was originally written for Kylie Minogue's album Aphrodite. The senseless loss of young lives.' On whether or not there was a thematic link between that and her anti-war song ' Everybody's Gone to War', she said that 'on a personal level, I feel less angry, more sad.'

And that's what I was trying to describe in the song – loss. Talking of that song, she said 'there's a human sadness and tragedy at the heart of. In an interview with the BBC, Jolly said that her pregnancy affected both the physical recording of the song, making it more difficult to sing, and also its emotional content, particularly the song 'History Boys'. The album's title comes from her son, Wolfie, with whom she was pregnant during the recording of the album. 31.Īfter self-releasing her third album The Graduate, Jolly returned to a major label, Geffen Records, for the release of Year of the Wolf. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No.

Popjustice called the song 'an understated yet patently brilliant tune' and 'highly addictive'. The first single is the track 'Put Your Hands Up'.

Year of the Wolf is the fourth album by British singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot.

Year of the Wolf by Heather Heffner