Handsome Furs Do "Evangeline" And "Legal Tender" Live In Minneapolis

There isn't a couple in indie rock that exudes more sexual energy than Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry. (Sorry, Death Cab For Zooey.) With their second LP Face Control, the pair put their chemistry front and center for a set... CONTINUE READING HANDSOME FURS DO "EVANGELINE" AND "LEGAL TENDER" LIVE IN MINNEAPOLIS»

Posted on March 31, 2009 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

New Handsome Furs Video - "I'm Confused"

Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry had a lot of fun with their half-naked Face Control promo pics. The duo bring a similar energy to the video for one of the album's standouts "I'm Confused." The clip, directed rather excellently by... CONTINUE READING NEW HANDSOME FURS VIDEO - "I'M CONFUSED"»

Posted on March 11, 2009 in MP3, Video (11 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Interpol | Julian Plenti | Wolf Parade

New Swan Lake - "Spider"

Swan Lake's second album Enemy Mine is a dense, satisfying listen. If you've heard no more than the previously 'Gum Dropped Carey Mercer-penned opener "Spanish Gold, 2044," you've already heard no less than the album's best single song. The "supergroup"... CONTINUE READING NEW SWAN LAKE - "SPIDER"»

Progress Report: Spencer Krug

NAME: Spencer Krug (Swan Lake, Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade) PROGRESS REPORT: Releasing Enemy Mine with Swan Lake on March 24; editing untitled Sunset Rubdown LP for release this summer; recording a marimba-based EP for release in summer/fall; writing songs with... CONTINUE READING PROGRESS REPORT: SPENCER KRUG»

New Handsome Furs - "I'm Confused" (Stereogum Premiere)

At the end of September Handsome Furs performed a couple Face Control tracks -- "Legal Tender" and "Thy Will Be Done" -- on the University of Minnesota's Radio K. At the time, that's all we had from the Plague Park... CONTINUE READING NEW HANDSOME FURS - "I'M CONFUSED" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on January 14, 2009 in Album Art, MP3, Tour Dates (16 comments)
Tags: Dave Matthews Band | Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer Is Streaming At Myspace

Wolf Parade's At Mount Zoomer, the excellent follow up to Apologies To The Queen Mary, is out on Sub Pop in just a couple of days (6/17). We've posted "Call It A Ritual" and given you the map to "Language... CONTINUE READING WOLF PARADE'S AT MOUNT ZOOMER IS STREAMING AT MYSPACE»

Posted on June 13, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade

Adam Franklin Of Swervedriver Covers Wolf Parade

When we saw Swervedriver at Coachella they played a very solid set in a tent that was barely 1/3 full. Lame. One way for Adam Franklin & Co. to gain new fans amongst a younger crowd is to cover a... CONTINUE READING ADAM FRANKLIN OF SWERVEDRIVER COVERS WOLF PARADE»

Posted on June 6, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Adam Franklin | Dan Boeckner | Handsome Furs | Swervedriver | Wolf Parade

Arcade Fire Not Scoring The Box, Enjoying Wolf Parade

Our pals at Videogum commented on P4K's report that Arcade Fire are soundtracking Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly's new sci-fi horror flick The Box. Well, now Win Butler's telling the internet to calm down because it's not exactly true. Via... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE NOT SCORING THE BOX, ENJOYING WOLF PARADE»

Posted on May 16, 2008 (19 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Jay Reatard | Richard Kelly | Wolf Parade

New Wolf Parade - "Language City"

One of Dan's many shining moments at Mount Zoomer, "Language City" is a driving early-album rocker that shifts through a few sections of alternating urgency, pairing salt-of-the-earth guitars with Spencer's winding synths. Honestly, though, every time we hear it it's... CONTINUE READING NEW WOLF PARADE - "LANGUAGE CITY"»

Posted on May 15, 2008 in MP3 (16 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade

Premature Evaluation: Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

Three years ago Apologies To The Queen Mary established Wolf Parade as major indie players. Since then, though, the core members' various other projects and collaborations, including Handsome Furs, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, and Sunset Rubdown (especially), became the main... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: WOLF PARADE - AT MOUNT ZOOMER»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Premature Evaluation (60 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade Unveil At Mount Zoomer Album Art

Call it a ritual, call it whatever you will: when an album we're frothy for first yields cover art, we like to call in the graphic designers. But first to clarify the album title: Meet At Mount Zoomer (yes At... CONTINUE READING WOLF PARADE UNVEIL AT MOUNT ZOOMER ALBUM ART»

SP20: Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary Benefit Festival Partial Lineup Announced

We mentioned Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary a ways back -- well, it's officially time to party (especially if you live in the Pacific Northwest). The rumors have been circling the web, and now we have official details about SP20, a... CONTINUE READING SP20: SUB POP'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FESTIVAL PARTIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED»

New Wolf Parade - "Call It A Ritual" (Stereogum Premiere)

Wolf Parade are finally back. After Apologies To The Queen Mary took the indie-rock world by storm in 2005, the core members' various "side projects" (Handsome Furs, Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, and especially Sunset Rubdown, etc.) seemed to take the... CONTINUE READING NEW WOLF PARADE - "CALL IT A RITUAL" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on April 14, 2008 in MP3 (23 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade

Evening Streaming: Unreleased Goodness From Death Cab, MMJ, Wolf Parade

Did we hear you say you wanted more tablas on the new Death Cab record? Awesome, you will love "Pity and Fear." The track's a bit more succinct than "I Will Possess Your Heart" (surprise!), but along with the eastern... CONTINUE READING EVENING STREAMING: UNRELEASED GOODNESS FROM DEATH CAB, MMJ, WOLF PARADE»

Posted on April 10, 2008 (14 comments)
Tags: Cloud Cult | Death Cab For Cutie | My Morning Jacket | Portishead | Wolf Parade

New Handsome Furs Video - "Cannot Get Started"

Dan Boeckner last crossed our blogpost entry template with his song-making turns on the standout tracks from the Mohawk Lodge's Wildfires, though his Handsome Furs project (with fiancée Alexei Perry) has received ample love before then. Plague Park's second video... CONTINUE READING NEW HANDSOME FURS VIDEO - "CANNOT GET STARTED"»

Posted on August 14, 2007 in Video (2 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

New Sunset Rubdown - "Up On Your Leopard, Upon The End Of Your Feral Days"

At some point it just won't make sense to refer to Sunset Rubdown as a Wolf Parade side-project -- especially when you consider Spencer Krug's Rubdown moniker is responsible for three LPs to the lupine Parade's lonely (albeit amazing) one.... CONTINUE READING NEW SUNSET RUBDOWN - "UP ON YOUR LEOPARD, UPON THE END OF YOUR FERAL DAYS"»

Posted on August 7, 2007 in MP3, Tour Dates (11 comments)
Tags: Sunset Rubdown | Wolf Parade

New Mohawk Lodge (Feat. Dan Boeckner) - "Everybody's On Fire"

The promo pile pulled a pleasant surprise last week with Wildfires, the forthcoming sophomore release from Vancouver-based outfit the Mohawk Lodge. The band's calling this their "blue collar indie soul" record, and "Everybody's On Fire" fits the bill, setting loose,... CONTINUE READING NEW MOHAWK LODGE (FEAT. DAN BOECKNER) - "EVERYBODY'S ON FIRE"»

Posted on July 25, 2007 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | The Mohawk Lodge | Wolf Parade

New Handsome Furs - "What We Had"

Weeks later, our initial take on Wolf Parader Dan Boeckner's project Handsome Furs holds up: Plague Park is a creepy, brooding beast. "What We Had"'s crestfallen, synth-laden, spaghetti-western folk is our fave from the record. Grab it. Handsome Furs -... CONTINUE READING NEW HANDSOME FURS - "WHAT WE HAD"»

Posted on April 26, 2007 in MP3, Tour Dates (5 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

Premature Evaluation: Handsome Furs - Plague Park

It's about time Dan Boeckner sidestepped the growing shadow cast by Spencer Krug. A couple years ago after Apologies To The Queen Mary made Wolf Parade indie stars, Krug went even further through the roof with his solo project, Sunset... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: HANDSOME FURS - PLAGUE PARK»

Posted on April 12, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (33 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

New Handsome Furs Video - "Dumb Animals"

Pscyhed we have an excuse to blog about Dan Boeckner's Handsome Furs, the third in a procession of excellent Wolf Parade-related projects Stereogum's fallen for (see also: Johnny And The Moon, Sunset Rubdown). The Handsome band comprises Dan and finacée... CONTINUE READING NEW HANDSOME FURS VIDEO - "DUMB ANIMALS"»

Posted on April 5, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Handsome Furs | Wolf Parade

New Swan Lake - "City Calls"

When last we checked in with Swan Lake -- the Canadian super-group comprising Spencer Krug, Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer, and New Pornographer Dan "Destroyer" Bejar -- we hoped for true collaboration (or a cappella anything), not just a Spence track... CONTINUE READING NEW SWAN LAKE - "CITY CALLS"»

Austin City Limits: Day One

Yesterday was a scorcher, but we managed to wipe the sweat from Amrit's camera lens long enough to snap shots of our favorite bands rockin' Austin. Stereogum's done a bunch of these 3-day rock fests this year, and learned some... CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS: DAY ONE»

New Wolf Parade Video - "I'll Believe In Anything"

Duel! ... CONTINUE READING NEW WOLF PARADE VIDEO - "I'LL BELIEVE IN ANYTHING"»

Posted on August 30, 2006 (32 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade

Sunset Rubdown/Frog Eyes @ Mercury Lounge, NYC 5/22/06 & 5/24/06

Last Monday night's Rubdown was just amazing. So pleasurable, in fact, that plans were cancelled, lives rearranged and admission secured for Wednesday night's repeat. Two nights and four sets of Spencer Krug later, we're left with the unalienable truth that... CONTINUE READING SUNSET RUBDOWN/FROG EYES @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC 5/22/06 & 5/24/06»

Posted on May 30, 2006 in Concert (13 comments)
Tags: Beirut | Frog Eyes | Sunset Rubdown | Wolf Parade

Know Your Wolves

Back when we did our year-end poll we asked: What's the best band name involving wolves that isn't taken yet? Your said:37.47% The Fear of Virgina Wolf 23.44% Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! 20.99% Zwolf 09.74% The Killers (of Wolves) 08.37% Wolf... CONTINUE READING KNOW YOUR WOLVES»

Posted on April 14, 2006 in Concert (22 comments)
Tags: Wolf Parade