Take a trip to the stars with the cosmonauts of Wolf Parade in their video for “Yulia”. Whoooooooooooosh.
The Soviet settings for the video are nicely handled in this tale of a doomed cosmonautic romance. Doomed due to flashing red lights of death of course, rather than the impossibility of love behind the iron curtain.
I think.
Catch ‘em at:
11-3 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theatre
11-4 Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
11-5 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live
11-6 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre
11-8 Charleston, SC – Music Farm
11-9 Orlando, FL – Social
11-10 Miami, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach
11-12 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
11-13 Oxford, MS – The Lyric Oxford
11-15 Austin, TX – Stubb’s
11-16 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
11-18 Iowa City, IA – The Englert Theater
11-19 Lawrence, KS – Granada
11-20 St. Louis, MO – Pageant
11-22 Nashville, TN – Exit/In
11-23 Chicago, IL – House Of Blues
11-24 Pontiac, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
11-26 Toronto, ON – Sound Academy
Pat Duffy, formerly of Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (RIP), checks in for us! “We don’t have much to say,” Spencer Krug shouted to the crowd, “so we’re just gonna pack this hour that Pitchfork gave us with as many songs as we can!” No banter, no gaps, just music, it’s as good a plan as any band could have and the fans were genuinely enthusiastic about the declaration. For the next hour, Wolf Parade pounded out tune after tune, scouring their three album catalog and hitting every note with precision. All of them were on the same page, like a finely tuned machine performing on all cylinders. They played tunes from their most recent album, they cranked out favorites from At Mount Zoomer and Apologies To The Queen Mary, and they did it all without any hitch. As good as the music was and as tight as the set was, it lacked the passion the last three acts had brought on stage with them. Raekwon had endeared himself to the audience, Titus Andronicus brought vitriol and venom to the stage, and Jon Spencer played rock star, while Spencer, Dan, Arien and Dante hid behind their instruments and played. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just not engaging or captivating in any way. So unless you were a diehard fan of the band you probably felt more could have been done to win you over. Or maybe you were satisfied with the flaccid delivery of some solid tunes. SPTR: 7.6.
View more photos & download a Wolf Parade selection AFTER THE JUMP…
Santiago Felipe captured some incredible shots from last night’s show. Expo 86 is out now. Be certain to catch Wolf Parade on their NA journey.
View more photos & download a Wolf Parade selection AFTER THE JUMP…
Expo 86 will see daylight shortly. It features:
1 Cloud Shadow On The Mountain
2 Palm Road
3 What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had To Go This Way)
4 Little Golden Age
5 In The Direction Of The Moon
6 Ghost Pressure
7 Pobody’s Nerfect
8 Two Men In New Tuxedos
9 Oh You, Old Thing
10 Yulia
11 Cave-O-Sapien
Catch ‘em at:
7-8 Montreal, Quebec – Le National
7-9 Montreal, Quebec – Le National
7-11 Portland, ME – Port City Music Hall
7-12 Boston, MA – House Of Blues
7-13 New York, NY – Terminal 5
7-15 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
7-16 Newport, KY – Southgate House
7-18 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
7-19 Winnipeg, Manitoba – Garrick Center
7-21 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Louis
7-22 Calgary, Alberta – Republik
7-23 Edmonton, Alberta – The Starlight Room
7-25 Vancouver, British Columbia – Vogue Theatre
7-26 Seattle, WA – Showbox
7-27 Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
7-29 Santa Cruz, CA – Catalyst Club
7-30 Oakland, CA – The Fox
7-31 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Expo 86 will see daylight shortly.
Catch the band this fall at:
11.1 Buffalo, NY – Asbury Hall
11.2 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom
11.3 Omaha, NE – Slowdown
11.5 Tulsa, OH – Marquee
11.6 Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room
11.7 Columbia, MO – Blue Note
11.8 St. Louis, MO – Gargoyle
11.10 Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
11.11 Indianapolis, IN – Vogue
11.12 Newport, KY – Southgate House
11.13 State College, PA – State Theater
11.14 Montclair, NJ – Wellmont Theater
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This week’s debut positions & sales tallies:
#1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida (720K)
#9 Katy Perry – One Of The Boys (48K)
#46 Wolf Parade – At Mount Zoomer (11K)
Which is the most/least shocking entry?
Catch the band at:
July 7: Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
July 8: Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
July 9: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 12: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
July 13: Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park
July 15: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
July 17: San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
July 18: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda
July 19: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda
July 20: San Diego, CA @ Cane’s
July 21: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
July 24: Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
July 25: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
July 26: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
July 28: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
July 29: Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
July 30: Philly, PA @ Electric Factory
July 31: New York, NY @ Terminal 5
Aug 2: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Aug 3: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Aug 9: Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus
Visit Wolf Parade on MySpace.
The as-yet-untitled album will include:
1. Soldier’s Grin
2. Call It A Ritual
3. Language City
4. Bang Your Drum
5. California Dreamer
6. The Grey Estates
7. Fine Young Cannibals
8. An Animal In Your Care
9. Kissing The Beehive
The set will be in stores on June 17th.
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