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Remi Wolf is the kind of artist you hear once and then go looking for. The Palo Alto singer-songwriter, who also plays drums, sat down with host Raina Douris at WXPN in Philadelphia on September 28, 2026, for a World Cafe session, alternating interview segments with live versions of “Bottle,” “Champagne,” “I Won’t Cry,” and “Twiggy.” She was there to talk about Mud, her third album, and the 40-minute session works as a good introduction if she’s new to you. Exclaim! called her “a pretty damn good drummer” after a Toronto show. One post on the vocal-range forum The Range Planet estimates her full range at around four octaves, and she says on coach Ruth Gerson’s website that the Singingbelt method helped her understand how to use her diaphragm and support her voice. In the session, what comes through is how much fun she’s having.

Remi Wolf Timeline

• Origins. Wikipedia lists Remi Wolf’s birth date as February 2, 1996, in Palo Alto, California. Los Angeles magazine reports that while she was in high school she formed a duo with a friend, called Remi and Chloe. She is 30 now.
• Training before college. Los Angeles magazine also reports that at 17, hoping to study music in college, she trained with a vocal coach. Bay Area coach Ruth Gerson, who prepares young singers for college auditions according to her Singing Carrots profile, carries testimonials on her own site from Wolf and from a parent who describes Gerson coaching her.
• 2014. According to Wikipedia, as a high school senior she auditioned for the thirteenth season of American Idol and was cut during Hollywood week without airing. World Cafe’s introduction to her session also mentions the appearance.
• College. USC Thornton School of Music lists her as a Popular Music alum, BM ’18. Mix magazine reports that she first met her longtime producer Jared Solomon at an afterschool music program in Palo Alto, lost touch when she left for USC, and reconnected as she neared graduation.
• 2019 to 2020. Her first single, “Guy,” came out in 2019 and was produced by Solomon, according to Mix with the Masters. USC Thornton reports that after she signed with Island Records in 2020, she released her first major-label EP, I’m Allergic to Dogs!, on June 24.
• 2021. Georgia Public Broadcasting reported that her debut album, Juno, was due October 15, 2021.
• 2024. Big Ideas came out July 12, 2024, according to uDiscover Music. WNXP reports that she opened for Olivia Rodrigo in European arenas, and in September she played an NPR Tiny Desk concert.
• 2025. USC Thornton notes that she was nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards, held March 27, 2025.
• 2026. Mud, her third studio album, came out October 9 on Island Records, according to the label’s announcement. uDiscover Music reports that the 11 tracks were recorded in Nashville, Big Bear, New York, and Joshua Tree, and Complex lists John Mayer as a guest on “Moon So High.” Complex also describes a looser, more live-band sound.

Sources

• World Cafe, Remi Wolf studio session and interview (recording date and location)
• Exclaim!, review of her Danforth Music Hall show
• The Range Planet, Remi Wolf vocal range thread
• Ruth Gerson, vocal coach page with testimonials
• Singing Carrots, Ruth Gerson teacher profile
• Wikipedia, Remi Wolf (birth date and birthplace, American Idol)
• Los Angeles magazine, profile of Remi Wolf
• WUNC, World Cafe episode introduction
• USC Thornton School of Music, Remi Wolf featured in LA Times (alumna listing, EP and Island Records signing)
• Mix, The Big Ideas of Remi Wolf
• Mix with the Masters, Remi Wolf biography
• Georgia Public Broadcasting, profile ahead of Juno
• uDiscover Music, Bottle video announcement (Big Ideas release date)
• WNXP, Record of the Week: Big Ideas
• NPR Music, Remi Wolf: Tiny Desk Concert
• USC Thornton School of Music, GLAAD Media Awards nomination
• Universal Music Canada, Mud announcement
• uDiscover Music, Mud announcement (recording locations)
• Complex, Mud tracklist and features guide