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Come on kids.... Wolf Parade are surely Sub Pop's most likely to cross over a la Hot Hot Heat.

Who agrees?

― sonicred (sonicred), Friday, 16 September 2005 22:00 (eighteen years ago) link

I like the record.. but I can't really think of a big cross over single a la "Float on" or "Bandages" ((though I've only listened to the record like 3 times).. "It's a Curse" and "Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts" are catchy and all.. but still a bit "quirky" for top40/rock/pop radio

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Friday, 16 September 2005 22:09 (eighteen years ago) link

funny you should mention this, ilm, because i happen to be listening to them right now. i love the first half of its a curse, but after that it kinda lost me. i'm not sure if any of these songs sound like amazingly accessable hits though

― astroblaster (astroblaster), Friday, 16 September 2005 22:27 (eighteen years ago) link

Shine a Light sounds like a hit. As does This Heart's On Fire and Grounds For Divorce. It's one of my favorite records of the year.

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Friday, 16 September 2005 23:11 (eighteen years ago) link

There are a few other threads on this album, but who knows where they ended up... when does the album come out, anyway? I really like the EP a lot.

― is bean cobian jojo (Bent Over at the Arclight), Friday, 16 September 2005 23:18 (eighteen years ago) link

sept. 27th

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Friday, 16 September 2005 23:33 (eighteen years ago) link

one month passes...

http://www.scala-london.co.uk/scala/event.php?id=296

very odd.

― d-90 (D-90), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 11:05 (eighteen years ago) link

both pitchfork AND stylus liked it

PITCHFORK AND STYLUS

PITCHFORK

STYLUS

PITCHFORK

STYLUS

ITS THE GREATEST ALBUM EVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 11:52 (eighteen years ago) link

I liked the EP a hell of a lot, will pick up the album. They have crossed over to me. If they cross over to many others, they'll make some money at this thing.

― tremendoid (tremendoid), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 01:08 (eighteen years ago) link

...and do you think supporting a Fame Academy winner at the Scala is the kind of cross-over they'd be into. Think they'll find it hard to capture that kind of audience. Can't see it working myself.

― d-90 (D-90), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 12:03 (eighteen years ago) link

ten years pass...

I wonder if they'll stick with the same vocal stylings despite it being very dated at this point. I'd be kind of curious in a version of "I'll Believe In Anything" that isn't so wiry and of typical 04-06 indie ramshackle fashion and isn't sung by someone who sounds like they're weeping and shivering uncontrollably.

― Evan, Thursday, 14 January 2016 19:17 (eight years ago) link

This makes me weirdly nostalgic in a way the LCD Soundsystem reunion doesn't, not really sure why though since they were gone the same amount of time.

No idea what a Wolf Parade album would sound like in 2016 though, other than 'out of place'. I think Krug's toned down his affectations a bit more recently

― ufo, Friday, 15 January 2016 14:50 (eight years ago) link

I gather part of the reason for this happening is that no one was buying Moonface albums, which is really too bad. Julia With Blue Jeans On was probably my favorite thing either of them did, separately or as WP.

― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:16 (eight years ago) link

Come on Spencer, I bought that Moonface album! It's great! Please keep making them.

― moans and feedback (Dinsdale), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:20 (eight years ago) link

should've said "guess," not "gather." pure speculation on my part.

― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:28 (eight years ago) link

Saw Spencer doing Moonface live, great stuff!

Would love to see WP live

― niels, Friday, 15 January 2016 16:38 (eight years ago) link

Always thought the vocals on Wolf Parade sounded more like Bowie than anything much of its time.

― canoon fooder (dog latin), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:41 (eight years ago) link

spencer's bowie-esque vocals what sold me on Sunset Rubdown

― niels, Friday, 15 January 2016 16:53 (eight years ago) link

love Sunset Rubdown. The only shit thing about them is their name.

― canoon fooder (dog latin), Friday, 15 January 2016 16:55 (eight years ago) link

would definitely prefer new Sunset Rubdown to new Wolf Parade but apparently that's never happening

― ufo, Friday, 15 January 2016 17:00 (eight years ago) link

four months pass...

Any interest in EP4? Just listening to it now, not earth shattering but enjoyable.

― michaellambert, Friday, 20 May 2016 20:18 (seven years ago) link

three years pass...

Operators is my favorite WP-alumnus project since the peak Moonface releases. Anyone with an interest in big broad dystopian synthpop should check 'em out.

― Simon H., Thursday, 12 September 2019 19:05 (four years ago) link

rules ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROABptIJc9Q

― corrs unplugged, Friday, 13 September 2019 08:40 (four years ago) link

Yeah - it's great. perfect continuation of Handsome Furs

― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Friday, 13 September 2019 09:21 (four years ago) link

I hear they're stellar live, will be testing this in October

― Simon H., Saturday, 14 September 2019 07:12 (four years ago) link

four months pass...

Their new LP is pretty good on first lesson -- standout track is #8, "Wandering Son."

I missed their last one, guess I should circle back...

― dad genes (morrisp), Monday, 27 January 2020 22:28 (four years ago) link

four years pass...

The Boeckner solo record is pretty decent, kind of a nice meeting point between Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs.

― Maxmillion D. Boosted (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 4 April 2024 21:27 (three weeks ago) link

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