Well, that's the final nail in Wolf Parade's coffin. With both Spencer Krug and now Dan Boeckner producing vastly better work than 'At Mount Zoomer' with their respective side-projects, I fear it's the end for the band that gave us some of the best songs of the decade. Still, if it results in more albums of this calibre that's not necessarily a bad thing- Face Control is a huge step up from Plague Park, showcasing Dan's fuzzy, combative guitar and vocal-chord-endangering intensity to the hilt, and closer Radio Kaliningrad has already established itself as one of my favourite tracks to emerge from that oh-so-incestuous Boeckner/Krug/Mercer/Bejar collective.
Also, it's encouraging to note that only one and a half weeks into 2009 we've already got more genuinely great albums than 2008. Long may this trend continue!
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Thanks for the Peter Broderick recommendation, enjoying his songs. Tickets for The Social show are only £5 so I might get a ticket if nothing else comes up.
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