Post by Han-Tyumi on Mar 19, 2018 18:44:45 GMT -8
Wolf Parade
Bio
Wolf Parade, one of Canada’s most beloved and respected indie rock bands, broke many music fans’ hearts when they announced they were going on indefinite hiatus in 2011. While the co-frontmen of the band have other great projects, Spencer Krug’s Moonface and Dan Boeckner’s Operators, there’s extraordinary chemistry when they combine to make music as Wolf Parade. But the music gods were kind to us, and the band reunited early last year. They released a new album, Cry Cry Cry, this fall — their first release in seven years.
“The band itself is almost a fifth member of the band, something more or at least different than the sum of its parts,” says Krug. “We don’t know who or what is responsible for our sound, it’s just something that naturally and consistently comes from this particular combo of musicians.”
“Once we got back together, I was playing guitar, writing and singing in a way that I only do while I’m in Wolf Parade,” says Dan Boeckner. “It’s just something that I can’t access without the other three people in the room.”
-from Indie88 Toronto
I came across Apologies to the Queen Mary a few years ago, after they had gone on hiatus. They caught my ear because the vocal echoes and harmonies reminded me of David Bowie. There is certainly some raw Modest Mouse in there as well. I lost track of them for a while until Cry Cry Cry came out last year with a greater sense of desperation and urgency. I remember Baby Blue instantly sucked me back in, and the moody piano and haunting vocal harmonies carried me through the album. After that, Wolf Parade has been a worm in my ear on and off for months, becoming one of my top hopefuls for the 2018 festival season. I'm pumped to see Wolf Parade at Sasquatch!
Band Members
Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards
Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
Arlen Thompson - drums
Dante DeCaro – guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards
Hadji Bakara (2003–2008) — synthesizer
Discography
2005 - Apologies to the Queen Mary
2008 - At Mount Zoomer
2010 - Expo 86
2017 - Cry Cry Cry
Suggested Listening
"I'll Believe in Anything" - Apologies to the Queen Mary
"Baby Blue" - Cry Cry Cry
"Lazarus Online" - Cry Cry Cry
"California Dreamer" - At Mount Zoomer
Honestly, just start with Apologies to the Queen Mary and Cry Cry Cry. At Mount Zoomer and Expo 86 definitely have some good rockers.
I haven't seen these guys live yet, but they're one of my most anticipated acts. I know a few boardies have seen them, so maybe they'll weigh in.
Bio
Wolf Parade, one of Canada’s most beloved and respected indie rock bands, broke many music fans’ hearts when they announced they were going on indefinite hiatus in 2011. While the co-frontmen of the band have other great projects, Spencer Krug’s Moonface and Dan Boeckner’s Operators, there’s extraordinary chemistry when they combine to make music as Wolf Parade. But the music gods were kind to us, and the band reunited early last year. They released a new album, Cry Cry Cry, this fall — their first release in seven years.
“The band itself is almost a fifth member of the band, something more or at least different than the sum of its parts,” says Krug. “We don’t know who or what is responsible for our sound, it’s just something that naturally and consistently comes from this particular combo of musicians.”
“Once we got back together, I was playing guitar, writing and singing in a way that I only do while I’m in Wolf Parade,” says Dan Boeckner. “It’s just something that I can’t access without the other three people in the room.”
-from Indie88 Toronto
I came across Apologies to the Queen Mary a few years ago, after they had gone on hiatus. They caught my ear because the vocal echoes and harmonies reminded me of David Bowie. There is certainly some raw Modest Mouse in there as well. I lost track of them for a while until Cry Cry Cry came out last year with a greater sense of desperation and urgency. I remember Baby Blue instantly sucked me back in, and the moody piano and haunting vocal harmonies carried me through the album. After that, Wolf Parade has been a worm in my ear on and off for months, becoming one of my top hopefuls for the 2018 festival season. I'm pumped to see Wolf Parade at Sasquatch!
Band Members
Spencer Krug – vocals, keyboards
Dan Boeckner – vocals, guitar
Arlen Thompson - drums
Dante DeCaro – guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards
Hadji Bakara (2003–2008) — synthesizer
Discography
2005 - Apologies to the Queen Mary
2008 - At Mount Zoomer
2010 - Expo 86
2017 - Cry Cry Cry
Suggested Listening
"I'll Believe in Anything" - Apologies to the Queen Mary
"Baby Blue" - Cry Cry Cry
"Lazarus Online" - Cry Cry Cry
"California Dreamer" - At Mount Zoomer
Honestly, just start with Apologies to the Queen Mary and Cry Cry Cry. At Mount Zoomer and Expo 86 definitely have some good rockers.
I haven't seen these guys live yet, but they're one of my most anticipated acts. I know a few boardies have seen them, so maybe they'll weigh in.