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Alpha The Wolf Wades a Flooded Nashville Underpass for "Flooded"
Shooting promo images for an unannounced upcoming release near Two Rivers Parkway, Nashville, Alpha The Wolf got caught in a spontaneous July 2026 flash-flood warning - 22 frames of cash, a black Hummer and standing floodwater, in a tactical plate carrier, from a shoot that adapted rather than shut down.
Alpha The Wolf on Perspectives with Alana McLaughlin - Full Interview
Alpha The Wolf sits down with Alana McLaughlin on Fox 17 Nashville's Perspectives to talk origin story, his fully self-directed creative process, and his role in Nashville's music scene.
Alpha The Wolf Plots His Way Onto the Exit/In Stage for "Nashville Legend"
Alpha The Wolf played Exit/In for the first time on Jun. 13, 2026, at the 615 Muzik Festival - a 17-frame night that opens with a blacked-out Hummer H2 in Midtown and closes center stage at Nashville's music forum since 1971.
Alpha The Wolf Suits Up by a Highlighter-Yellow Corvette for "Daydreaming"
Catalogued in January 2026, "Daydreaming" is a nine-frame golden-hour shoot at an event center near Murfreesboro, shot between events at a friend's wedding - a highlighter-yellow Corvette, formalwear that stops doing any work once Abigail Kwarteng joins him.
Alpha The Wolf Hides in Plain Sight in Blue Sequins for "Antisocial"
The 47-frame indoor night shoot that became the visual identity of Alpha The Wolf's 2026 album "Synchronicity" - a microphone run under exposed wood beams, then a long portrait set against a magenta-lit white curtain across three looks.
Alpha The Wolf Prowls a Hazy Stage in a Red Fur Coat for "Voidwalker"
Alpha The Wolf played RAW After Dark at The Cowan on Oct. 23, 2025 - 30 frames through three looks in gold, red and yellow haze, the katakana nameplate glitching on the LED wall behind him.
Alpha The Wolf Cuts a Black-Sequin Silhouette in a Blue Lounge for "Light Begets Shadows"
Eight frames from a candid outing with Abigail Kwarteng at Topgolf Nashville in May 2025 - Alpha The Wolf in a black sequin tee and round sunglasses in the deep-blue bay lounge, lit by one hard raking side-light that drops half of every frame into black.
Alpha The Wolf Runs a Rooftop Deck With a Yellow Corvette for "Loyal Entourage"
Shot on the last morning of a Chattanooga stay, after the show - Alpha The Wolf on the roof of the Hotel Clemons parking garage with the yellow C7 Corvette, the skyline giving way to the mountains ringing the city.
Alpha The Wolf Parks a Yellow Corvette in an Unfinished Deck for "Loading Dock"
Shot downtown in Nashville, catalogued the same week as the Chattanooga trip that produced Loyal Entourage and Dragon Doors but its own separate outing - Alpha The Wolf in an unfinished parking structure, the yellow C7 Corvette with both doors up and its headlights lighting the concrete.
Alpha The Wolf Squares Off With a Dragon-Painted Door for "Dragon Doors"
Shot outside Attack of the Tatsu in Chattanooga, the same outing that produced Loyal Entourage - Alpha The Wolf in black chest rigging beside a steel service door painted with a red dragon and numbered 118, red paper lanterns overhead.
Alpha The Wolf Sinks Into a Neon Atlanta Booth for "Lanta' Lanes"
Catalogued in January 2025, "Lanta' Lanes" is a 21-frame after-hours shoot from a single booth in a dim Atlanta bar room - a black velvet cap and durag, layered chains, and neon behind the bar cycling blue, green and magenta.
Alpha The Wolf Guards a Cold Night Marina With a Yellow Corvette for "Yacht Watch"
Catalogued Jan. 13, 2025 at Four Corners Marina in Nashville - a yellow C7 Corvette on a boat ramp, then a rock shelf below the lit marina, a long black bat carried through the water frames.
Alpha The Wolf Walks a Bare Sandbar at Blue Hour for "Lakeside"
Shot at Logan Martin Lake, Alabama, "Lakeside" is a 14-frame blue-hour shoot that moves from a gravel shoreline out onto an exposed sandbar with water on every side, most of the back half in silhouette.
Alpha The Wolf Stands Under a Curtain of Falling Water in All Black for "Parkside"
Shot at Railroad Park in downtown Birmingham, AL, "Parkside" is a 17-frame shoot in an all-black tactical fit, split between the concrete edge of the park's reed-filled pond and the Rail Trail Bridge's rain-curtain waterfall.
Alpha The Wolf Braves a Cold Courtyard in White High-Tops for "Snow Toed"
A local outing in downtown Nashville, "Snow Toed" is an 11-frame after-dark shoot that works from a gated courtyard out to an empty street, the white high-tops the one bright point of an all-black fit, closing on a yellow Corvette parked mid-road.
Alpha The Wolf Crosses a Rain-Slicked Lot to a Bare Treeline for "Misty Plains"
Shot in Murfreesboro in light rain, "Misty Plains" is a 14-frame night shoot in two halves - a long black coat between parked cars in a rain-hazed townhouse court, then a flash-lit vest and cargos out among fallen branches at the treeline.
Alpha The Wolf Curls Beneath a Pine in a Japanese Garden for "Garden Meditation"
Shot on a trip to Birmingham, "Garden Meditation" is an 18-frame shoot in an all-black knit-and-tactical fit at the Japanese garden inside Birmingham Botanical Gardens - curled on the ground under a pine canopy, then standing among blazing red maples at a clay-tiled wall.
Alpha The Wolf Lingers by a Christmas Tree in a Sherpa Coat for "Label Parties"
Shot at Analog inside the Hutton Hotel, Nashville - "Label Parties" is an 11-frame candid record of a big industry meeting the wolf was not enjoying, a grey sherpa coat, round shades and a pearl chain, caught mid-conversation beside a lit Christmas tree.
Alpha The Wolf Casts a Silhouette on a Dusk Staircase for "Reflections of the Past"
Shot at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama - "Reflections of the Past" is a 15-frame winter shoot that reduces Alpha The Wolf to a silhouette against museum walls, a gilded religious painting and an iron staircase at dusk.
Alpha The Wolf Dons Red Heart Lenses Among Stone Urns for "Seeing Red"
A Mother's Day outing with his mom and family at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, Nashville - "Seeing Red" is a 26-frame shoot in a faded red velour tee, a silver cuban chain and red heart-shaped lenses, ending on a lawn scattered with plastic flamingos.
Alpha The Wolf Wears a Tactical Harness to Dinner for "Bad Sushi"
Shot at 888 Nashville, the Japanese restaurant and vinyl listening lounge, "Bad Sushi" is a nine-frame shoot from a candlelit table, a black tactical harness worn over a Fabric Of The Universe tee.
Alpha The Wolf Holds a Line at a Shuttered Institution for "Perimeters"
Catalogued in January 2025, "Perimeters" is a seven-frame shoot on the fenced lawn of a shuttered brick institution - one head-to-toe black look against chain link and boarded windows.
Alpha The Wolf Pairs the Corvette and the Bully for "Blondes Have More Fun"
A casual, impromptu shoot outside Alpha The Wolf's own home in Nashville - "Blondes Have More Fun" is a 10-frame parking-lot shoot with the yellow C7 Corvette and his white American Bully, its title nodding to Rod Stewart's 1978 album.
Remixing the Record - Photoshoot
Eleven frames from an October 2024 mix session at The Record Shop in La Vergne, Tennessee - Alpha The Wolf and the studio's producer reworking the same songs five months after Scratching the Record.
Alpha The Wolf Patrols a Marina After Midnight for "Darkness on the Docks"
Stills from the video shoot for the unreleased song "$laves" at Four Corners Marina, tied to the visual world around Frequencies - "Darkness on the Docks" is six frames on a covered dock lit by a single work light, closing on a white tactical vest under distant lightning.
Alpha The Wolf Walks the Atlanta Botanical Garden for "Hidden Gardens, Atlanta Streets"
Catalogued in September 2024, "Hidden Gardens, Atlanta Streets" is a 13-frame Atlanta shoot at the Botanical Garden - the Earth Goddess topiary, wooded trails and formal flower beds, with Alpha The Wolf's white American Bully along for part of it.
Deception's Form - Nashtyville Thursdays, August 1st
More from the night Alpha The Wolf closed out the Skydeck On Broadway residency - red city light, motion blur, and three real Instagram posts shot by @isaiasc_stph.
Assault Ops - Nashtyville Thursdays, July 18th
Alpha The Wolf's July 18, 2024 Nashtyville Thursdays set at Skydeck On Broadway - tactical rig, red cargos, five unreleased freestyles, and the real Instagram post from that night shot by @creativelaymanslens.
Tactical Payload - Nashtyville Thursdays, July 11th
Alpha The Wolf's July 11, 2024 Nashtyville Thursdays set at Skydeck On Broadway - stage fog, chest rig, his name projected in blue, and the real setlist from that night.
Alpha The Wolf Opens a Blazer Against a Monstera Wall for "Forested Full Moons"
Catalogued in June 2024, "Forested Full Moons" is a 13-frame interior shoot among living monstera walls, a candlelit room and a floor-to-ceiling rope installation, in an open blazer over a bare chest.
Alpha The Wolf Builds an Altar of Floor Candles for "Dancer"
Catalogued in June 2024, "Dancer" is the candlelit ritual shoot behind the "Dancer Freestyle" single from Forlorn - dozens of floor candles, violet UV light and a projected mural turning a stairwell into an altar.
Lightning Deities - Nashtyville Thursdays, May 30th
Photos and the setlist from Alpha The Wolf's May 30, 2024 Nashtyville Thursdays set at Skydeck On Broadway - yellow bomber, blue stage haze, a balcony over the Nashville skyline.
Scratching the Record - Photoshoot
Eight frames from a May 2024 session at The Record Shop in La Vergne, Tennessee - Alpha The Wolf in a black suit and gold loafers at the console, cutting a rough pass with a collaborator in a red wide-brim hat.
Moon Under Shadows - Nashtyville Thursdays, May 23rd
Alpha The Wolf played Nashtyville Thursdays at Skydeck On Broadway on May 23, 2024, and the recap - Moon Under Shadows - pushed the set photos through glitch processing until the images started to break apart.
Alpha The Wolf Holds Up "Fashion Killa" in an Atlanta Boutique for "Shadows in ATL"
Shot at Ponce City Market in Atlanta while in town for the SEA award show - Alpha The Wolf in a black velvet hoodie and layered pearls presenting Sowmya Krishnamurthy's book "Fashion Killa," then folded into a blue velvet chair beside a vintage typewriter.
Blood Diamonds On Broadway - Nashtyville Thursdays, May 16th
Alpha The Wolf's May 16, 2024 Nashtyville Thursdays set at Skydeck On Broadway - white tactical rig, neon rooftop, then the stage, across 28 frames and five Instagram posts.
Alpha The Wolf Idles a Yellow Corvette at a Grey-Sky Boat Ramp for "Coupes by the Lakeside"
Shot at the Hurricane Creek Boat Ramp on J. Percy Priest Lake in La Vergne, "Coupes by the Lakeside" is the catalogue's deepest single-car set - 27 frames of the yellow C7 Corvette on a concrete boat ramp under flat grey winter cloud, with a quieter portrait run on the driftwood and rock along the shore.
Alpha The Wolf Crouches on Stacked Limestone at Blue Dusk for "Lonely Stones"
Shot the same day as Waiting for Sunset, "Lonely Stones" is a 23-frame shoot across dry-stacked limestone shelves in a leafless winter wood - a long black coat and white cargos, the light falling from flat daylight to deep blue dusk.
Alpha The Wolf Waits Out Golden Hour in a Backlit Field for "Waiting for Sunset"
Shot at Stones River National Battlefield, "Waiting for Sunset" is a 15-frame shoot in a field of dry winter grass that runs from hard backlight to near-total dark, the white American Bully on a chain and a bare dead tree closing it out.
Alpha The Wolf Trails a Limestone Creek with His Bully for "Battlefield Creek"
Shot at Stones River National Battlefield / the Murfreesboro Greenway, "Battlefield Creek" is a 10-frame walk down a limestone creek trail with Alpha The Wolf's white American Bully, a Fabric Of The Universe sweatshirt and the yellow Corvette waiting at the road.
Alpha The Wolf Grins Under a Chattanooga Hibachi Sign for "Typhoon of Tokyo"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Typhoon of Tokyo" is a 13-frame shoot in the parking lot of a Chattanooga hibachi restaurant of the same name - black velour, white strapped tactical cargos and a grin under a marquee that has read "best in town" since 1987.
Alpha The Wolf Kicks Back by a Yellow Corvette in the Fall Foliage for "Airbnb on the Lake"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Airbnb on the Lake" is a four-frame driveway shoot - the yellow C7 Corvette and a black Dodge Charger under autumn trees, Alpha The Wolf trading jokes on an iron bench with one of his OGs.
Alpha The Wolf Takes a Topgolf Bay at Night in Head-to-Toe Yellow for "Celebration at Topgolf"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Celebration at Topgolf" is a four-frame night shoot in a Topgolf hitting bay - Alpha The Wolf in a black tactical vest over a yellow hoodie and bright yellow cargos, a companion swinging at the tee.
Alpha The Wolf Occupies an Empty Warehouse in a Tactical Rig for "Factory Settings"
Shot at the Global Mall at the Crossings in Antioch, Nashville during its long redevelopment, "Factory Settings" is a four-frame shoot in a vast empty concrete space - Alpha The Wolf in a black tactical chest rig, red logo straps swinging from black cargo pants, blue-tinted frames.
Alpha The Wolf Catches Blue Hour Over Lower Broadway for "Sushi and Rooftops"
Shot from the rooftop patio at Blue Sushi Sake Grill on Lower Broadway, "Sushi and Rooftops" is a five-frame shoot at blue hour - Alpha The Wolf in an all-black long-sleeve, pearl chain and black cap as the honky-tonk neon burns behind him.
Alpha The Wolf Stalks a Lit Pedestrian Bridge in a Fur Coat for "The Bridge"
Shot on Nashville's Cumberland Pedestrian Bridge, "The Bridge" is a two-frame night shoot - Alpha The Wolf in a pinstripe blazer over bare chest, then an oversized black faux-fur coat, city bokeh behind him.
Alpha The Wolf Matches a Yellow Jacket to a Yellow Corvette for "Germantown Market District"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Germantown Market District" is a four-frame shoot in Nashville's oldest neighborhood - a yellow studded moto jacket and the yellow C7 Corvette, matched by accident against a white market building and a muraled wall.
Alpha The Wolf Circles a Cheekwood Reflecting Pool in a Racing Jacket for "Blevins Japanese Garden"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Blevins Japanese Garden" is a 14-frame shoot across the grounds of Cheekwood Estate & Gardens in Nashville - a red-and-white Panzer Kunst racing jacket at golden hour, moving from the Japanese garden's pavilion to the estate's formal statuary and reflecting pools.
Alpha The Wolf Waits Out a Blizzard in Fur and Camo for "Nashville Blizzard"
Catalogued in spring 2024, "Nashville Blizzard" is a six-frame shoot made during a rare Middle Tennessee snowstorm - a fur-trimmed puffer on the front steps, then a grey shearling coat pushed to a washed yellow-green film tone as the snow closes in.