Wolf Parade

ARTIST MAINARTIST INFORELATED ARTISTSLINKSREVIEWS

The Canadian indie rock combo Wolf Parade formed in 2003 in Montreal, where the band's first show saw them opening for Arcade Fire. From there, bandmates Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, Hadji Bakara, and Arlen Thompson recorded and self-released a four-song EP, followed by a six-song recording in 2004. They eventually gained the attention of songwriter Isaac Brock, who doubled as the frontman of Modest Mouse and an A&R rep for Sub Pop Records. Brock helped the band secure a deal Sub Pop while serving as a stylistic touchstone for Wolf Parade's e...[more]

 

 

Order and receive a free limited edition poster. (while supplies last) Their second album for Sub Pop might just be this generation's Marquee Mom' or an indie rock Chinese Democracy released thirty years early. Better though, to think of it as the sound of a band edging forward into a wispy darkness, one hand reaching out, the other firmly clutching the past.

Buy Now MP3 $7.99

 

Other people also bought:

Themselves  The No MusicThe Futureheads  The FutureheadsFEIST  The Reminder

 

 

 

 

All the hullabaloo aside, Wolf Parade is the genuine article. Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock was so impressed with Wolf Parade he introduced Sub Pop to them and also, along with engineer Chris Chandler, recorded much of Apologies to the Queen Mary.The album is an entirely collaborative effort, reeling headlong and breathless through songs written throughout Wolf Parade's time together as a band. They've spent time on tour with Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire, played last year's All Tomorrow's Parties fe   [ read more ]

Buy Now MP3 $8.99

 

Other people also bought:

Land Of Talk  Applause, Cheer, Boo, HissRa Ra Riot  The Rhumb LineBlack Mountain  Black Mountain

 

 

 

 

#21 Seller of 2005! This four-song EP is a taste of their debut full-length, Apologies To The Queen Mary, slated for an October 2005 release. Montreal's foursome have opened for Arcade Fire and Modest Mouse, they've been name-checked in the New York Times, and their photo graced the first page of a Spin magazine piece on Montreal. The first two songs will appear on their debut, while the second two are non-LP tracks exclusive to this EP.

Buy Now MP3 $3.60

 

Other people also bought:

Okkervil River  Wheat Paintbrush ShirtRa Ra Riot  The Rhumb LineBlack Mountain  Black Mountain

 

 

Shopping Cart

View Cart ...
 

Items

1
VIEW CART

Total

$14.99
CHECK OUT