I can’t stop listening to: Wolf Parade
I first saw these guys with my cousin when they opened for the Arcade Fire at First Av. a few years ago in Minneapolis. I didn’t know anything about them at the time but I liked what I heard and then picked up their album, which at the time was Apologies To The Queen Mary. I really like this album a lot and I have listened to it extensively for the past few years. Listeners may notice a Modest Mouse-y feel to their sound and this is because Isaac Brock produced most of the tracks on that album and helped get them signed to Sub Pop.
Like the Arcade Fire, these guys are out of Montreal but they tour internationally. Their most recent album At Mount Zoomer just came out this summer and is also very good. Spencer Krug, who sings, plays piano and writes a good portion of the songs is also in the acclaimed band Sunset Rubdown, a band that I am not so familiar with. I’ve only heard a their Daytrotter sessions. Anyway, I really recommend Wolf Parade, they’ve moved out of the “Indie” category when signing with Sub Pop but I still think they have some qualities fans of “indie rock” will find appealing… I don’t know what I’m saying anymore. Just listen.
http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade
3 years ago