Oscar and the Wolf
# Oscar and the Wolf

Oscar and the Wolf is the moniker for Belgian solo artist Max Colombie.

## Life and career

Oscar and the Wolf first gained international attention with the single "Orange Sky" in 2013, which got them support slots for the likes of Lou Reed, but gained critical acclaim and success with debut album Entity, released in April 2014. This album departed from the sound of Colombie's indie folk EPs and ventured into a new electronic sound. It was the first time Max Colombie took control, and the album was co-produced and mixed by Leo Abrahams.

'Entity' includes the tracks "Princes", "Undress" and "Strange Entity". It was received reviews in Belgium and abroad, including praise from Drowned in Sound and Les Inrocks, and went double platinum in Belgium.

'The Game', the first single off his second album, was released in July 2016. It peaked at n° 14 on the Hype Machine chart.

In 2015, after extensive touring across Europe, including a support tour for Roisin Murphy, Oscar and the Wolf sold out Sportpaleis (Antwerp, Belgium) and Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam, Netherlands), with a total of 27000 tickets. In 2016, after headlining Pukkelpop festival, he sold out both Ancienne Belgique (Brussels, Belgium) and Paradiso (Amsterdam) in just 4 minutes. He announced new shows at Sportpaleis and Heineken Music Hall immediately after.

In an interview with Pi-Pôle, Max revealed the meaning behind his band's name: "Oscar is a name I really like – it's poetic and light. And wolf is the dark animal that comes out at night and howls to the full moon, and moon stands for solitude and coldness. It's bright and dark together, because that's how I see my music – as a balance between light and dark."

## Discography

### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details :

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | NLD | Certifications |
| Entity | Released: 25 April 2014 Label: PIAS Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 11 | — | 8 | BEA: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold |
| Infinity | Released: 29 September 2017 Label: PIAS Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 4 | 178 | 6 | BEA: Gold |
| The Shimmer | Released: 22 October 2021 Label: PIAS Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 1 | 8 | — | 23 | |

### Extended plays

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| - | - | - |
| Title | Details | BEL (FL) |
| Imagine Mountains | Released: 2010 Label: Self-released Formats: CD | — |
| Summer Skin | Released: 24 June 2012 Label: PIAS Formats: 12-inch record, CD | — |
| Afterglow | Released: 10 June 2022 Label: PIAS Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 108 |

### Singles

List of singles by main artist :

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Year | BEL (FL) | BEL (WA) | FRA | Certifications | Album |
| "Orange Sky" | 2012 | 85 | — | — | | Summer Skin |
| "Princes" | 2014 | 18 | 7 | — | BEA: Platinum | Entity |
| "Strange Entity" | 2014 | 4 | 15 | — | BEA: Platinum | Entity |
| "Undress" | 2014 | 52 | — | — | | Entity |
| "Joaquim" | 2014 | 39 | — | — | | Entity |
| "You're Mine" (featuring Raving George) | 2015 | 2 | 5 | — | | Non-album single |
| "Back to Black (Film Black Version)" (featuring Tsar B) | 2015 | 3 | 10 | — | BEA: Gold | Black (Music From the Motion Picture) |
| "The Game" | 2016 | 12 | 54 | — | | Non-album single |
| "So Real" | 2017 | 34 | 72 | — | | Infinity |
| "Breathing" | 2017 | 6 | 49 | 105 | BEA: Gold | Infinity |
| "Runaway" | 2017 | 17 | 58 | — | | Infinity |
| "Fever" | 2018 | 27 | 72 | — | | Infinity |
| "On Fire" | 2018 | 24 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "James" | 2021 | 32 | — | — | | The Shimmer |
| "Oliver" | 2021 | 43 | — | — | | The Shimmer |
| "Livestream" | 2021 | 46 | — | — | | The Shimmer |
| "Warrior" | 2022 | 1 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |||||||
