Lycanthropy

Lycanthropy is the journey young Patrick Wolf has made from boy to WOLF. He composed these songs from the ages of 11-18, and they mark his journey through puberty to self-discovery. This journey spans vast emotional, physical, and sonic ground -- from the desolated vigor of "London" to the fairytale folk of "Peter Pan" to the danceable pagan punk of "Bloodbeat." Such stories sit alongside the disturbing confessional of "The Childcatcher" to the joyous resolution of Lycanthropy"and brutal exodus of "Paris." Wolf plays viola, accordion, and ukulele as well as a laptop, and the result is a mixture of haunting melodies, beautiful strings, glitch core beats, cut up field recordings, and passionate singing and lyrics. Lycanthropy is an album that will appeal from everyone from new folkies to left-of-center clubkids, angst-ridden students, chin-stroking anorak musos, and last but not least, your mum. It is an LP that in 20 years time, a whole new generation of people will pick up to enjoy its honest, vital sentiments. Tagged by NME as a new artist to watch.