Wolf Parade’s twisted, crazy, surreal world becomes yours, and it feels absolutely right.
There is, and always has been, a shambolic, jittery edge to Wolf Parade’s music. It’s partly due to the tremulous vocals of its co-frontmen – Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner – and their deliberately messy, unrestrained songs. But it’s also more than that. It’s the musical manifestation of overactive minds, of free spirits; of wrecked, raw, nerve endings. Of a creative restlessness.
To put this into perspective: this is the Montreal band’s third album since 2005’s debut effort, the emotionally charged and lyrically abstruse Apologies to the Queen Mary. In that time, Boeckner has issued two albums under the Handsome Furs moniker – a side-project he has with his wife Alexei Perry – while Krug has released three albums for his side-project Sunset Rubdown, as well as being heavily involved in indie supergroup Swan Lake, who have brought out two albums in that time. The other two members, former Hot Hot Heat guitarist/songwriter Dante DeCaro and drummer Arlen Thompson, also have other creative outlets.
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