Sounds like typical Wolf parade. Which means I like it
I like it on first spin. Really enjoyed the EP from last year and they seemed to be loving playing live.
Very happy there is more on the way.
Quite enjoyed that.
Thatās great. You can hear the Dan Boeckner in that one (heaps better than Krug). Might actually see a return to the quality of the debut.
Only downside is it might mean a little while to wait before we get the follow up to The Operatorsā debut.
Anyone after signed LPs they can be got from their official store but youāll have to pay dear for shiiping from Canada:
https://store.wolfparade.com/cry-cry-cry/
Guaranteed to start a DiS argument. Krug is a hero
This is good. Happy theyāre back.
Iām not going to pretend that wasnāt part of my design, but itās sincerely felt in any case.
It just surprises me that Krug is so highly rated over Boeckner (if Boeckner is ever rated at all), when Boecknerās work has so much more spark and energy (and pop hooks!). Boeckner brings the fun into Wolf Parade; Krug brings the dour and the dirge. Thatās why Apologies, where their different songwriting styles are much more blended, is so clearly their best album (that and Brockās shambolic production, which the subsequent albums really suffer from lacking).
I say āsurprisedā but it doesnāt really surprise me, just saddens me. Iād love to learn that thereās at least one other person around here who rates Boecknerās work over Krugās. Iād also be interested in recommendations on whether itās worth me trying any of the first three Sunset Rubdown albums, given what Iāve just said (as well as the fact that I think Dragonslayer boring as shit).
Compulsory ranking exercise:
AttQM > (but only just) Sound Kapital = The Operators > Face Control > Heartbreaking Bravery = Plague Park > At Mount Zoomer > Organ Music = Expo 86 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Dragonslayer
Havenāt heard the other three Sunset Rubdown albums, and never got the Divine Fits stuff because thereās something about Spoon that grates a little.
Youāre also missing out on the Moonface and Swan Lake stuff which I, personally, feel is Krugās stronger work outside of Wolf Parade. That said, āThe Taming of the Hands That Came Back to Lifeā from Random Spirit Lover is as good as anything in the Wolf Parade catalogue.
I donāt think I favour Krug over Boeckner, or vice versa. There seems to be a pretty even split between both of them in my favourite WP songs.
RE. Moonface: I rate Heartbreaking Bravery itās a quality album and ranks alongside the first two Handsome Furs albums (more or less). Not as fond of Organ Music but I donāt think itās terrible, by any means. I loathed the City Wrecker EP, though, and that was enough for me to lose all interest in keeping track of moonface releases.
Itās all about Julia With Blue Jeans On and the Dreamland EP for me. Absolutely sublime, the pair of them.
Your descriptions of each of them capture exactly what I love about the one and hate about the other
Ta. Will give those a listen
Agreed. Also, My Best Human Face by Moonface & Siinai was one of my favourite albums from last year.
This is a really helpful post. I have a lot of stuff to get through from the WP boys. Love the new single too.
This Operators album sounds instantly brilliant. How did I miss this?
Itās an album thatās just grown and grown for me. At first I thought āgood but not as good as peak Handsome Fursā, but it eventually worked its way up to No.2 on my AOTY list, and I think now itās claimed the top spot.