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For 90 minutes, Wolf Alice made the First Direct Arena feel smaller than it is, filling the room with the quiet anticipation that’s followed them since the release of The Clearing last August. Right from when the silhouette of the band appeared against the backdrop of a bedazzling tinsel curtain, the arena was instantly transformed into a retro dreamscape, an atmosphere foretelling of the London-based band’s powerhouse performance to follow.  Ellie Rowsell holds the room with