Apologies to the Queen Mary

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On first listen, Wolf Parade is just another Canadian buzz band that plays fun, keyboard-heavy, new wave-y indie-rock and sings in weird, affected, high-pitched tones. Upon further listening, the songs reveal a lot of strange and fuzzy little details, and the lyrics have more depth than most bands do on their debuts. The Montreal-based group was brought to the Seattle-based Sub Pop label's attention by none other than Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock, modern rock radio's king of affected vocalizings. Brock even recorded much of the album in Portland, OR. The vocalist has more than a passing affinity for David Bowie, and if you love the Arcade Fire and Frog Eyes, you probably are already a fan. Apologies is a very fun debut; the studied strangeness of the singing grates less over time, and it'll be really interesting to see what they come up with next. –Mike McGonigal

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This Montreal band has toured with the likes of Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire, they played last year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in California, self-released two limited edition EPs, and have a song (a cover of Frog Eyes' "Claxxon's Lament") on The Believer magazine's recent covers comp. Time magazine picked "Apologies..." as one of "Canada's Most Anticipated Indie Albums Of The Year". Expect to see and hear much more from Wolf Parade.

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Apologies to the Queen Mary

Average customer rating:

Bandwagon jumping never sounded so good
Good Tunes
Had a hard time processing it... Can't get past Krug's singing
Apologies to no one
Awesome head-trip...

Apologies to the Queen Mary
Wolf Parade
Manufacturer: Subpop
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000AMJDJC
Release Date: 2005-09-27

Tracks:

You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son
Modern World
Grounds For Divorce
We Built Another World
Fancy Claps
Same Ghost Every Night
Shine a Light
Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts
I'll Believe in Anything
It's a Cure
Dinner Bells
This Heart's on Fire

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On first listen, Wolf Parade is just another Canadian buzz band that plays fun, keyboard-heavy, new wave-y indie-rock and sings in weird, affected, high-pitched tones. Upon further listening, the songs reveal a lot of strange and fuzzy little details, and the lyrics have more depth than most bands do on their debuts. The Montreal-based group was brought to the Seattle-based Sub Pop label's attention by none other than Modest Mouse's Isaac Brock, modern rock radio's king of affected vocalizings. Brock even recorded much of the album in Portland, OR. The vocalist has more than a passing affinity for David Bowie, and if you love the Arcade Fire and Frog Eyes, you probably are already a fan. Apologies is a very fun debut; the studied strangeness of the singing grates less over time, and it'll be really interesting to see what they come up with next. -Mike McGonigal

Album Description

This Montreal band has toured with the likes of Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire, they played last year's All Tomorrow's Parties festival in California, self-released two limited edition EPs, and have a song (a cover of Frog Eyes' "Claxxon's Lament") on The Believer magazine's recent covers comp. Time magazine picked "Apologies..." as one of "Canada's Most Anticipated Indie Albums Of The Year". Expect to see and hear much more from Wolf Parade.

Customer Reviews:

Bandwagon jumping never sounded so good.......2007-07-19

Besides a few interesting surprises, these guys are a tried n' true Modest Mouse/Arcade Fire clone. I'm not sure yet if that's a good or bad thing. I guess it depends on my alcohol consumption.

Some tunes are more herky-jerky and indie-dance-punky than others, but check out "Grounds for Divorce." All it needs is a quirky stop-motion video, and these guys will be huge.

Good Tunes.......2007-07-09

I like this album. My only thing is that the songs that are hits on this album are the best songs, and there's only 3 or 4 of those. They rocked, but the whole album isn't solid. I would still buy this cd over and over though.

Had a hard time processing it... Can't get past Krug's singing.......2007-04-15

I loved most of the music delivered by this Canadian band, but every time Spencer Krug starts to sing, I find it to be a real turn-off: with all due respect, it sounds more like moaning than singing.

I have given it a shot many times, and every single time I end up skipping the tracks where he sings. So, accounting for the music, I am giving the album 3 stars, but Krug's singing looses them a full two stars.

Apologies to no one.......2007-03-21

I love this album. If you dont own it, there may be something wrong with you. The only track that is not perfect is You'll believe in anything, and the only reason it isnt perfect is because the Sunset Rubdown version is so much better. I like Spencer Krug, and I think that for my taste, this is his most focused and overal pleasing work. One more thing, for you old farts like me that were around when Dino Jr. broke up and Lou Barlow formed Sebadoh... I almost get the same feelings listening to Wolf Parade as I did Sebadoh. Not that they sound anything alike, but the creativity, and uniqueness of both are just so so inspiring and awesome to hear.

Awesome head-trip..........2007-03-18

I bought this album, TV On the Radio's 'Return to Cookie Mountian', and Caribou's 'the Milk of Human Kindness' on the same day, and I have to say, I've never been more pleased with a triple purchase before in my life. What we have with Wolf Patrol's 'Apolagies to the Queen Mary' is a completely unique and amazing journey.

An amazing walk through walls of psycadellic fuzz is the best way to describe this very enjoyable album. From the dischordant jangle of the opening track and throughout the remainder of this release, 'Apolagies to the Queen Mary' is exactly what the indie scene as of lately has been starving for.. and album that does not go too far in the direction of expirementation, nor is bogged down with overly mainstream catchiness. Wolf Parade easily divides the two qualities evenly, creating what I consider, a perfect release. A completely entertaining album, 'Apolagies to the Queen Mary' is definately something to look into for the unconventional music fan.