Wolf Parade Tickets

Short Biography
Wolf Parade's first full-length album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, was released to great acclaim in September, 2005. A pop/indie rock outfit from Montreal, Wolf Parade stand out for the unique, engaging vocal work of their two singers, Spencer King and Dan Boeckner, and the inventive instrumentation on many of their songs such as the use of a theremin (an unusual electronic instrument played by moving one's hands near its two antennas). The group has also won word-of-mouth support from fans through their engaging live shows, and have toured with such well known as headliners as Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire. Living up to the anticipation and expectations surrounding their debut, Wo...

Short Biography
Wolf Parade's first full-length album, Apologies to the Queen Mary, was released to great acclaim in September, 2005. A pop/indie rock outfit from Montreal, Wolf Parade stand out for the unique, engaging vocal work of their two singers, Spencer King and Dan Boeckner, and the inventive instrumentation on many of their songs such as the use of a theremin (an unusual electronic instrument played by moving one's hands near its two antennas). The group has also won word-of-mouth support from fans through their engaging live shows, and have toured with such well known as headliners as Modest Mouse and The Arcade Fire. Living up to the anticipation and expectations surrounding their debut, Wolf Parade are one of indie rock's most exciting and promising new bands.

Similar Artists:
Frog Eyes, Franz Ferdinand, The Arcade Fire, Modest Mouse, Ugly Casanova

In-depth Biography
The indie rock combo Wolf Parade formed in 2003 in Montreal, where the band's first show saw them opening for Arcade Fire. From there, bandmates Dan Boeckner, Spencer Krug, Hadji Bakara, and Arlen Thompson recorded and self-released a four-song EP, followed by a six-song recording in 2004. They eventually gained the attention of songwriter Isaac Brock, who doubled as the frontman of Modest Mouse and an A&R rep for Sub Pop Records. Brock helped the band secure a deal with Sub Pop while serving as a stylistic touchstone for Wolf Parade's emerging sound, which merged indie rock with post-punk.

In July 2005, the quartet issued a self-titled EP on the label by way of introduction; the band's debut full-length, Apologies to the Queen Mary, followed in September. It was one of the fall's most anticipated releases, recorded with Brock's help and released amid a critical flurry for such Canadian bands as Broken Social Scene, the Most Serene Republic, and Stars. After considering the title Kissing the Beehive for their follow-up (ultimately dismissed for fear of copyright infringement due to a Jonathan Carroll book by the same name), Wolf Parade issued their sophomore record, At Mount Zoomer, in June 2008. Emphasizing the distinct songwriting personalities of frontmen Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner, the album received warm reviews and just narrowly missed the Top 40. By the end of the following year, Wolf Parade had already begun working on a third record, and Expo 86 appeared in mid-2010. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi