I can now safely let out my sigh of relief after having fulfilled an almost 3 year dream to see this band of bands, The Wolf Parade. A fan favorite from all walks of indie rock music, these French Canadians rope in admirers by the dozens. Listening to “Apologies To The Queen Mary,” their debut full-length, reminds me of the long walks across the Penn State campus to and from class during my fall senior semester. Always gettiing pumped to go and learn. Getting me pumped to do anything. That’s the thing about The Wolf Parade, these guys absolutely rock. They make you wanna get crazy and sometimes in the mind. There is only certain specific music that holds that mood changing power and The Wolf Parade definitely has that mastering ability. Having played their first show by opening for The Arcade Fire in 2003 (obviously speaks largely) and with Issac Brock (think Modest Mouse) producing the aforementioned album in 2005, these Montreal natives had been destined for big things. Last night’s show was great. They played a ton of their new stuff (studio album completed with an intended release circa 4 months from now. That is according to accessory salesman/band friend who sold me my sweet band shirt) and mixed in some crowd pleasing tunes that were more reminiscent for the audience’s ears. Playing their encore with nothing but their older gems, Spencer Krug, keyboardist and lyricist, said something along the lines of if we were a kid, this was our reward of a special toy after sitting through hours of straight boredom. Now I laughed and appreciated the remark at the time, but he couldn’t have been further from the truth. Their new cd is gonna be another one for the books. Can’t wait.
Wolf Parade – I’ll Believe in Anything
Also, how great has the music selection been on some of the big time shows lately? Entourage having The Knife and Kings of Leon both in one episode. Then on Monday, Weeds ended with a great one by The Thermals. I was quite pleased by all three selections. Keep up the good work TV score creators. *Side Note: If anyone has highly music sensitive type of job available, I’m totally the man for the position. Or writing for that matter. Get in touch!
From Entourage:
From Weeds:
The Thermals – Heres Your Future
If you haven’t started watching Californication on showtime, start today.
Good and very cool article from The Times on mind, science, philosophy, and magic. Give a read
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