After releasing their stellar debut, Apologies To The Queen Mary in 2005, Wolf Parade’s front men Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner took some time to pursue a few side projects. Krug was the force behind Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes and Swan Lake and Boeckner started Handsome Furs which he describes as “basically Wolf Parade without the guy that everybody likes and no real instruments.” I may be in the minority, but I’ll take Handsome Furs’ Plague Park over Krug’s side projects any day.
Their return to Wolf Parade does not disappoint. While Krug is no slouch, Dan Boeckner shines on “Soldier’s Grin” and “Language City.” My only complaint is that the listening experience is brief. While Drive-By Truckers put out an album that included nineteen tracks earlier this year, At Mount Zoomer clocks in with nine.
I was a little apprehensive about listening to At Mount Zoomer because I was such a big fan of Apologies to the Queen Mary and didn’t want to be let down. I’ve listened to the album over ten times and its getting better and better…and it may just eclipse their debut.
Enjoy all the tracks below.
Wolf Parade – Call It a Ritual
From Apologies To The Queen Mary:
Here are some MP3’s from the side projects:
Handsome Furs – Cannot Get, Started
Sunset Rubdown – Stadiums and Shrines II
Sunset Rubdown – Winged, Wicked Things
Sunset Rubdown – Up On Your Leopard, Upon the End of Your Feral Days
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