# Wolf Alice – “Hammond Song” (The Roches Cover Feat. Sunflower Bean‘s Julia Cumming & Bria Salmena)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/wolf-alice-hammond-song-the-roches-cover-feat-sunflower-beans-julia-cumming-bria-salmena/
- Published: 2026-07-31T15:37:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T16:19:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Stereogum
- Original article: https://stereogum.com/2506983/wolf-alice-hammond-song-the-roches-cover-feat-sunflower-beans-julia-cumming-bria-salmena/music/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Wolf Alice cover The Roches’ “Hammond Song” with two guest singers.
- The song previews *The Clearing (B Sides)*.
- The expanded release arrives on 21 August.

## Summary

Wolf Alice have released their cover of The Roches’ 1979 folk ballad “Hammond Song”, featuring Bria Salmena and Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming. The release previews *The Clearing (B Sides)*, an expanded companion edition to the band’s previous album, and brings together three singers for a song renowned for its closely woven vocal harmonies.

The original was produced by Robert Fripp and is regarded as a standout example of The Roches’ vocal interplay. Stereogum’s Chris DeVille says Wolf Alice’s version retains the song’s tenderness, while being less otherworldly than the original; *The Clearing (B Sides)* is due out on 21 August via RCA.

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