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Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade at the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia on August 20, 2007.
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Québec, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Sub Pop
Associated acts	Sunset Rubdown Atlas Strategic Handsome Furs Swan Lake Frog Eyes Johnny and the Moon Hot Hot Heat Fifths of Seven
Website	Official site Official MySpace page
Members
Spencer Krug Dan Boeckner Arlen Thompson Hadji Bakara Dante DeCaro

Wolf Parade is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, now based in Montreal, Quebec.

Overview

Wolf Parade began when former Frog Eyes member Spencer Krug was offered a gig supporting Arcade Fire’s Us Kids Know tour. With only a 3-week deadline to form a band and record enough songs to support a tour, Krug contacted a fellow Canadian guitarist Dan Boeckner (formerly of notable B.C. band Atlas Strategic) and began writing. "Wolf Parade Bio", SubPop.com, August 13, 2007. Initially using a drum machine for their rhythm section, Wolf Parade later added Arlen Thompson to the lineup as a drummer. While still on tour, Wolf Parade released their self-titled debut EP in 2003, referred to as the 4 Song EP.

In 2004, Hadji Bakara joined Wolf Parade, contributing his synthesizer and sound manipulation skills to the lineup. Within the year, the band released its second independent, self-titled EP, commonly referred to as the 6 Song EP.

Dante DeCaro (formerly of Hot Hot Heat) joined in the summer of 2005 as a second guitarist and percussionist. Wolf Parade was signed to Sub Pop Records by Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse . On their new record label, the band released their first widely-distributed EP, Wolf Parade, in July of 2005.

In September of 2005, their debut album Apologies to the Queen Mary was released on Sub Pop Records with critical success, earning a 2006 Polaris Music Prize nomination. "Wolf Parade Nominated For Polaris", CMJ News Story, July 7, 2006.

In a March 12, 2007 Pitchfork interview Dan Boeckner said of the next Wolf Parade album "If everything goes according to plan... I\'d like to be finished with this record by May." "Dan Boeckner Talks Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs", Pitchfork, March 12, 2007. In August 2007, the band began playing songs from the upcoming album, speculatively named Pardon My Blues. Due out in June, titles for the songs are subject to change, but setlists have contained names such as "Crazy Horse", "Fine Young Cannibals", "Language City" and "Chinese Way", "Soldiers", "Stevie", "Billy J", amongst others. "Wolf Parade @ La Sala Rossa" BrooklynVegan.com, August 26, 2007 In a Blender interview, Dan followed up with "There’s a more Marxist collective-style collaboration on Pardon My Blues...the weeks of isolation have made Wolf Parade like a man who lives in a cabin in the woods penning letters to God with dirt and tree sap...[the song] "Crazy Horse" is like a 12 minute song that sounds vaguely like Slayer."Blender Magazine, "2008 Rock & Roll User\'s Guide", blender.com, January 1, 2008.

Personnel

• Dan Boeckner: vocals, guitar
• Spencer Krug: vocals, keyboards
• Arlen Thompson: drums
• Hadji Bakara: sound manipulation, keyboards
• Dante DeCaro: guitar, percussion

Discography

Albums

EPs

Associated acts

• Spencer Krug is currently heading a side project called Sunset Rubdown. Former bands Krug has belonged to include Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and Swan Lake.
• Dan Boeckner also is performing in a side project, called Handsome Furs. Before joining Wolf Parade, Boeckner played in Atlas Strategic.
• Dante DeCaro is currently fronting a solo project called Johnny and the Moon. Prior to Wolf Parade, DeCaro played in Hot Hot Heat.
• Arlen Thompson played drums on the Arcade Fire song "Wake Up".
• Hadji Bakara is a member of the dance DJ crew Megasoid, along with Sixtoo and Subtitle (Giovanni Marks).

Trivia

• In a BBC Radio 1 interview with Jo Whiley in July 2006, Lost star Jorge Garcia confessed to having a mild fascination with the band. He was introduced to them by several other cast members and listened extensively in between scenes.
• Dan Boeckner contributed a t-shirt design to the Yellow Bird Project, a Montreal based non-profit initiative.

See also

• List of bands from British Columbia
• List of bands from Canada

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Wolf Parade

• Wolf Parade Fansite
• Jeremy Brendan: Wolf Parade Interview
• Cokemachineglow.com substantial interview with Wolf Parade.
• Merry Swankster: Wolf Parade 10.24.05 New York, NY Show review
• Pitchfork Interview
• Hyden W. Grossman: Interview with Spencer Krug
• Lostwriters\' Wolf Parade Concert Review
• Polaris Music Prize

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