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Patrick Wolf is, at best, my favorite musician ever, and at worst my second favorite.

But!

I was disappointed by "Accident and Emergency" (p.s. it's not hard to find the whole song if you are willing to bypass the usual avenues of music acquisition); in fact I think it may be his least fantastic song ever. Which sounds idiotic, but whatever. The Anthony Robbins-level "I can make it on my own!" lyric would be excused by a catchy melody or even just a particularly interesting beat, both of which are utterly absent. It's a fair-to-middling slice of electro that makes itself out to be far more anthemic than it actually is. I don't even miss the violin or the ukulele or Cornwall! It's just that he already wrote this song, and it was called "Tristan" and it was good because there was grunting and cursing and black hair. Now there is sunshine and bright red hair and a turquoise sequined t-shirt and against all odds, it's just not that amazing.

I think my biggest problem with it is the fact that it makes next to no sense if you're not already into Wolf. After two listens to A&E the best thing I could find to say about it was, "Oh, he's happy, that's so GOOD for him!" It's nice to hear emotions in his music besides despondency, anger, nostalgia, abject misery, etc. etc. Except--and I hate to say it--I kind of liked his music better when he was dark and troubled and gothic and making interesting music.

None of which is to say that I'm not listening to the song 3-4 times a day and singing along.

― owen moorhead (i heart daniel miller), Monday, 2 October 2006 17:15 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

i have heard the new patrick wolf album, in full.

it is making me quite astonishingly happy right now. i can't believe how much i love this man.

― Emily Bjurnhjam (Emily Bjurnhjam), Friday, 5 January 2007 00:43 (nineteen years ago)

should we post that cover again?

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 5 January 2007 00:51 (nineteen years ago)

cover of what? or the cover of the album?

― Emily Bjurnhjam (Emily Bjurnhjam), Friday, 5 January 2007 00:56 (nineteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/B000LRY9WM.01._SS500_SCLZZZZZZZ_V49585575_.jpg

i love it!

― Emily Bjurnhjam (Emily Bjurnhjam), Friday, 5 January 2007 01:27 (nineteen years ago)

The album cover is a little dodgy but I love it anyways, though I much prefer this.

http://static.last.fm/proposedimages/original/6/1166314/270140.jpg

How is the new album btw? I've heard the title track and while I think it's great, it's sprightliness and optimism is a little jarring. It makes me jealous that someone's been putting Patrick in the magic position.

― danzig (danzig), Friday, 5 January 2007 02:49 (nineteen years ago)

ughhhhhhhhh

― ()()()---()()() (internet), Friday, 5 January 2007 03:37 (nineteen years ago)

i think the first post on this thread pretty much sums up the response to new album cover

― critique de la vie quotidienne (modestmickey), Friday, 5 January 2007 05:41 (nineteen years ago)

first post = me

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 5 January 2007 05:43 (nineteen years ago)

i know.

― critique de la vie quotidienne (modestmickey), Friday, 5 January 2007 05:59 (nineteen years ago)

well he out homo'd himself

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 5 January 2007 06:06 (nineteen years ago)

after repeated listens this evening i think that it's by and large excellent... there are perhaps two tracks that are not fantastic ("enchanted" and "the stars" aren't yet doing much for me), but i must say, the first song, "overture" is already probably my favorite thing he's ever done. i'll have to give it a few weeks to stew, but my preliminary verdict is that it's a very worthy third album and that "happy" patrick is just as delightful as moody windswept patrick.

― Emily Bjurnhjam (Emily Bjurnhjam), Friday, 5 January 2007 06:55 (nineteen years ago)

It's an awesome record.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 09:16 (nineteen years ago)

I always want to like Patrick Wolf more than I actually do. His whole image bothers me since he isn't actually gay (though, I suppose, there have been loads of not-actually-queer flamboyant types in music, so it's not a big deal, really). And he wasn't very pleasant the one time I met him. But all that aside, the direction he's going with the new record seems a lot more interesting than the sound of the last albums. He should just go totally pop, straddle things in large concert halls while performing with twink backup dancers, and never talk about his sexuality ala the Moz.

― el juan (el juan), Friday, 5 January 2007 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

This really is rather special, much more poppy than I expected. If radio were to pick it up I could see Accident and Emergency being a massive hit.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:07 (nineteen years ago)

A&E was released last year. Got to about 140.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

Lack of airplay no doubt a contributory factor.

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:25 (nineteen years ago)

Also "hardcore" fans like me only just getting round to buying it online. Saying that, I don't recall any physical copies getting into Exeter record emporiums at the time.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:27 (nineteen years ago)

I've only got the 7" as I never saw a copy of the CD.

Assuming there even was a CD.

― Matt Slack ((1903-70)), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

There was. Three different b-sides on it. Most of his Bs, that I've heard, have been good. Godrevy Point and Penzance are wonderful.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 15:30 (nineteen years ago)

HEY GUYS IS THIS DUDE GAY OR WHAT?

― underwater ghost ship picture (skowly), Friday, 5 January 2007 16:55 (nineteen years ago)

album is wonderful...

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Friday, 5 January 2007 17:07 (nineteen years ago)

where are you all listening to this

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 5 January 2007 17:25 (nineteen years ago)

Well someone at Stylus got a promo and sent me files, but I have a real copy enroute from his PR, who I've done work for in the past.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

PAYOLA

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 5 January 2007 18:25 (nineteen years ago)

All those years of slog have got me advance copies of Patrick Wolf and Bloc Party, yipee!!!

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 5 January 2007 19:01 (nineteen years ago)

The new album suprised me because I didn't immediately hate it the way I did his first two.

But I still can't get behind it. Everything about it screams vanity. What the hell is he singing about?

― Mark Ogilvie (frilly), Saturday, 6 January 2007 07:13 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

Dude was awesome last night at Bristol Thekla, which is, um, a boat.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Friday, 9 February 2007 09:15 (nineteen years ago)

new album is awsome. he's the new kate bush!

and he's so not gay. look, here he makes out with kelly osbourne:

http://www.thecobrasnake.com/partyphotos/londontrash/images/IMG_1942.jpg

― bove (bove), Friday, 9 February 2007 11:25 (nineteen years ago)

looks like a movie kiss

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 9 February 2007 13:34 (nineteen years ago)

The new album is a great listen from start to finish, his first truly with no dud tracks, even with all the interludes. I'm really loving "Stars" at the moment.

Oh and he is so gay. Kelly O had a boyfriend at the time who apparently didn't mind this lanky red-head kissing her. Or at least, happily bi. I don't think he knows himself. Seemed quite happy discussing cute emo boys with Kele from Bloc Party in an interview I read a while back.

― Roz (Roz), Friday, 9 February 2007 13:38 (nineteen years ago)

the fact that kelly o knows patrick w is kind of interesting

― cutty (mcutt), Friday, 9 February 2007 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

Wooo, revive for new ILX. Or ILX2, or whatever.

― Scik Mouthy, Thursday, 22 February 2007 10:17 (nineteen years ago)

Bump - out today and still great. Lots of stuff on Stylus too.

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 26 February 2007 13:37 (nineteen years ago)

Nice work, Nick. I enjoyed that interview/article. :)

― Roz, Monday, 26 February 2007 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

The lack of love here saddens me. This is an awesome, awesome record.

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 22:23 (nineteen years ago)

Is it out in the States or am I not looking hard enough? (Probably the latter.) Maybe I'll pick it up when I'm over there next week.

― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 22:25 (nineteen years ago)

Not hit the States yet, I gather (from something Derek at Stylus said about his Yank PR emailing him all like "why so early with the coverage?!").

― Scik Mouthy, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 22:28 (nineteen years ago)

Wikipedia sez he came out as bisexual.

I always want to like Patrick Wolf more than I actually do.

Me too. On paper, it seems like the sort of thing I would love (maybe because I like Final Fantasy so much?) but it just doesn't click for me.

That said, I would totally fuck him.

― jaymc, Wednesday, 28 February 2007 22:30 (nineteen years ago)

I like Bluebells, but the rest of the record ranges from *yawn* to *cough*.

― frilly, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:12 (nineteen years ago)

Oh I was going to go buy it today but forgot. In which case I'll prob wait until Neon Bible comes out and get 'em both together.

― ledge, Thursday, 1 March 2007 16:25 (nineteen years ago)

"The Magic Position" video is kinda fun. He does have a nice smile!

His new corny, posi songs are like a feminized, orchestral kitsch version of Andrew WK -- they get me going in the morning on my way to work.

― vermonter, Friday, 2 March 2007 22:53 (nineteen years ago)

I loved Patrick's first two albums, particularly "Wind in the Wires" which I thought was absolutely stunning.. so when I heard "Accident and Emergency" I was so terribly disappointed. It really is a horrible song. And I don't like his new image either, it's annoyingly kitschy. I do like the "Magic Position" title track though so I guess I'll give the album a shot after all.

― The Brainwasher, Friday, 2 March 2007 23:08 (nineteen years ago)

"a feminized, orchestral kitsch version of Andrew WK" - Sorry, I'm having real difficulty in imagining this.

― Soukesian, Friday, 2 March 2007 23:14 (nineteen years ago)

well, they're huge, exceedingly happy + sincere anthems by guys playing w/ 'dark' imagery in most of their previous work

― vermonter, Friday, 2 March 2007 23:59 (nineteen years ago)

Goth wins again.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 3 March 2007 00:00 (nineteen years ago)

Goth wins every day, muthafucka!

― Soukesian, Saturday, 3 March 2007 00:04 (nineteen years ago)

i hate this guy, i bet he cuts himself. oh im sorry

― rizzx, Saturday, 3 March 2007 00:10 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...

Did anybody see him doing When Doves Cry with Charlotte Church on her show?

― ledge, Sunday, 25 March 2007 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

Oh my god I wish I'd seen that.

― Bimble, Sunday, 25 March 2007 10:53 (nineteen years ago)

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