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Wolf Parade

Continuing on from yesterdays post about Canadian band “Wintermitts”, today’s band is also from Canada. Wolf Parade is an indie rock band from Victoria (British Columbia).

Another band pursuing it’s own idea of what rock music sounds like, there is a joyous edge to their music. They like to take chances,  Head over to http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade and just pick a song. For those of you suffering from the weekend’s excesses, click on “I’ll Believe In Anything”.

I just love the dynamics, the guitars, the manic vocals and the sense of celebration. Yes it sounds raw and unfinished. Here’s a hint… it’s supposed to be. It lets you get your ears around what they are saying in between the lines, these guys are serious.

Here is the video for “I’ll Believe In Anything”

Lets finish with a a bit of hype…

Wolf Parade released their eponymous debut EP in 2003 with only Spencer, Dan and Arlen performing on it. After Hadji joined the group, they released another independent, self-titled EP in 2004. They were signed to sub pop by Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse and released their first widely-distributed record, Wolf Parade EP. In September 2005 their debut album Apologies to the Queen Mary was released. Apologies to the Queen Mary was given this name because, as in rock and roll tradition, Wolf Parade trashed the Queen Mary hotel. It was said that they trashed the hotel worse than any band before them.

Highly Recommend

Websites at http://www.myspace.com/wolfparade and a page at Subpop