Wolf Parade: Difference between revisions

| current_members = [[Spencer Krug]]<br>[[Dan Boeckner]]<br>Arlen Thompson<br>Hadji Bakara

| past_members = Hadji Bakara<br>[[Dante DeCaro]]

'''Wolf Parade''' is a Canadian [[indie rock]] band formed in 2003 in Montreal. The band released three full-length albums before taking a five-year hiatus in 2011. They announced their return in 2016, releasing a [[Wolf Parade (2016 EP)|self-titled EP]] in May of that year, and a fourth studio album, ''[[Cry Cry Cry (Wolf Parade album)|Cry Cry Cry]]'', in October 2017. Their fifth studio album, ''[[Thin Mind]]'', was released on January 24, 2020.

Wolf Parade began in April 2003, when former [[Frog Eyes]] member [[Spencer Krug]] was offered a gig by [[Grenadine Records]]' Alex Megelas. With only a three-week deadline to form a band, Krug contacted a fellow Canadian guitarist [[Dan Boeckner]] (formerly of [[British Columbia]] band [[Atlas Strategic]]) and began writing songs in Krug's apartment.<ref name="Sub Pop">{{cite web| url= http://www.subpop.com/artists/wolf_parade |title= Wolf Parade Bio| website= [[Sub Pop|SubPop.com]]| access-date= August 13, 2007}}</ref> Initially using a [[drum machine]] for their rhythm section played through computer speakers, Krug later invited Arlen Thompson to the lineup as the drummer;<ref name="ICEAIR">{{cite web| first= Arlen| last= Thompson| url= http://www.icelandairwaves.com/artists.asp?pageID=&artistID=280 | url-status= dead| title= Wolf Parade at Iceland Airwaves| website= icelandairwaves.com| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070427061347/http://www.icelandairwaves.com/artists.asp?pageID=&artistID=280| archive-date= April 27, 2007| access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref> however, the newly formed trio rehearsed as a full band only the day before their first show.<ref name="ICEAIR" /> During the tour, Wolf Parade recorded and released their self-titled debut EP (also known as their ''[[Wolf Parade (2003 EP)|4 Song EP]]'').

In September 2003,<ref name="exclaim.ca">{{cite web|last=Barclay |first=Michael |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=778&fid1=408&csid1=74 |title=Hungry Like the Wolf Parade |publisher=Exclaim.ca |access-date= |accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref> Hadji Bakara joined Wolf Parade, contributing his synthesizer and sound manipulation skills to the lineup.<ref name="Sub Pop" /> By the summer of 2004 the band released its second independent, self-titled EP, commonly referred to as the ''[[Wolf Parade (2004 EP)|6 Song EP]]''.

[[Dante DeCaro]] (formerly of [[Hot Hot Heat]]) joined sometime in 2005 as a second guitarist and percussionist.<ref name="Sub Pop" /> In 2008, an arrangement by [[Kenji Fusé]] of the Wolf Parade song "I'll Believe in Anything" for full symphony orchestra received a reading by the [[Victoria Symphony]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Fuse |first=Kenji |title=Biography |website=kenjiviola.weebly.com |url=https://kenjiviola.weebly.com/biography.html |accessdateaccess-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

The band's second album, ''[[At Mount Zoomer]]'', followed in June 2008.<ref>{{cite web| last= Carpenter| first= Lorraine| url= http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=123&csid2=4&fid1=32046 |title= Wolf Parade's Concrete Jungle| work= [[Exclaim!]]| date= July 2008| via= exclaim.ca| access-date= }}</ref> An on-stage announcement<ref name="RFT">{{cite web| url= http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2008/11/review_setlist_photos_wolf_parade_gargoyle_st_louis_november_8_listening_party.php |title= Review + Setlist + Photos: Wolf Parade and Listening Party at the Gargoyle| date= November 8, 2008| work= Riverfront Times| access-date= November 9, 2008}}</ref> in November 2008 that Dante DeCaro would no longer be playing with the band was later revealed to have been a joke.<ref name="not leaving">{{cite web| url= http://pitchfork.com/news/33980-dante-decaro-not-leaving-wolf-parade/ |title= Dante DeCaro Not Leaving Wolf Parade| first1= Paul| last1= Thompson| first2= Amy| last2= Phillips| website= Pitchfork.com| publisher= [[Pitchfork Media]] |date= November 10, 2008}}</ref> Hadji Bakara left the band in 2008 to pursue an academic career in literature.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://lsa.umich.edu/english/people/faculty/hbakara.html| publisher= University of Michigan| website= umich.edu| title= Hadji Bakara| date=| access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref>

Wolf Parade reconvened in November 2009 to begin work on their third album, ''[[Expo 86 (album)|Expo 86]]''. In an interview with ''[[Exclaim!]]'' magazine, Dan Boeckner stated that the album may be released as a double album or as an LP and an EP, given the sheer amountnumber of quality songs to come out of the sessions. The five members realized they had all been at Vancouver's World Fair in the same week when they were kids, which is how the album got its name.<ref>{{cite web|last=Carlick |first=Stephen |url=http://exclaim.ca/articles/points.aspx?csid1=145 |title=Wolf Parade The Pack Reunited |publisher=Exclaim.ca |access-date= |accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Howard Bilerman]] and was released in the United States on June 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|first= |last= |url=http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=141&csid2=844&fid1=45174 |title=Exclusive: Wolf Parade Talk New LP - "This Is Not a Fussed-Over Computer Record" |website=Exclaim.ca |date=2010-03-19 |accessdateaccess-date=2011-03-09}}</ref>

Wolf Parade kicked off their 2010 North American tour in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/gallery/wolf-parade-kick-tour-montreal |title=Wolf Parade Kick Off Tour in Montreal &#124; Wolf Parade Open at Le National |website=SPIN.com |access-date= |accessdate=2011-03-09}}</ref> Following the tour, the band announced it would go on indefinite hiatus after playing a small number of shows in 2011, including the [[Sasquatch! Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sasquatch 2011: Wolf Parade, Live in Concert|first= Eamonn| last= Fetherston|website= NPR.org|date=May 29, 2011| accessdateaccess-date= May 30, 2014|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/05/29/136779219/sasquatch-2011-wolf-parade-live-in-concert}}</ref>

On January 14, 2016, Wolf Parade updated their website adding "2016" and launched new Twitter and Instagram pages, indicating the band's return from hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wolf Parade are back| first= Jazz| last= Monroe|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=January 14, 2016|accessdateaccess-date=January 14, 2016|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62890-wolf-parade-are-back/}}</ref> The following day, they announced a series of concert dates for later that year, and that they had been working on new music.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wolf Parade Announce First Shows in Five Years, Working on New Music |first= Jazz| last= Monroe |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=January 15, 2016 |accessdateaccess-date=January 15, 2016 |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62891-wolf-parade-announce-first-shows-in-five-years-working-on-new-music/}}</ref> On October 6, 2017 the band released their fourth album titled [[Cry Cry Cry (Wolf Parade album)|Cry Cry Cry]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/09/28/552451119/first-listen-wolf-parade-cry-cry-cry|title=First Listen: Wolf Parade, 'Cry Cry Cry'|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-16|language=en}}</ref>

*[[Spencer Krug]] – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers <small>(2003–2011, 2016–present)</small>

*[[Dan Boeckner]] – vocals, guitar <small>(2003–2011, 2016–present)</small>

*Hadji Bakara – synthesizers <small>(2003–2008), – synthesizer2022–present)</small>

Wolf Parade has been referred to as a "supergroup in reverse", as the members have achieved success with numerous projects formed after Wolf Parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21948-ep-4/|title=Wolf Parade: EP 4 Review|website=Pitchfork|date=May 26, 2016|accessdateaccess-date=July 7, 2019}}</ref> Additionally, Dante DeCaro's previous band Hot Hot Heat had received acclaim for their first album, ''[[Make Up the Breakdown]]'', prior to his departure. Below is a partial list of the members' other projects:

* Arlen Thompson played drums on the [[Arcade Fire]] song "[[Wake Up (Arcade Fire song)|Wake Up]]". He also helped produce both Handsome Furs albums at his Mount Zoomer recording studio in Montreal. He is a member of the side- project formerly known as Treasure Hunt,<ref name= "Discorder review">{{cite web| url= http://www.citr.ca/discorder/june-2010/wolf-parade/| title= Wolf Parade: Expo 86 (Sub Pop)| first= Mark | last= PaulHus| work= Discorder Magazine| via= CiTR.ca| date= June 2, 2010| access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref> (whose name was changed to avoid confusion{{citation needed|date= October 2017}} with the moniker of experimental musician [[Myles Byrne-Dunhill]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.discogs.com/artist/Treasure+Hunt| title= Treasure Hunt| website= discogs.com| date= | access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref>).

* Dan Boeckner was formerly a member of the indie rock duo [[Handsome Furs]] which he formed with his now ex-wife, [[Alexei Perry]]. Before joining Wolf Parade, Boeckner played in [[Atlas Strategic]]. He iswould currentlygo playingon to play in the bands [[Divine Fits]] and Operators.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://pitchfork.com/news/56117-dan-boeckner-wolf-parade-handsome-furs-announces-ep-with-new-band-operators-shares-true/| title= Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs) Announces EP With New Band Operators, Shares 'True' | first= Molly| last= Beauchemin| date= August 1, 2014 | website= pitchfork.com| access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref> In 2022, Boeckner joined [[Arcade Fire]] in a session capacity, touring with the band in support of the band's sixth studio album, ''[[We (Arcade Fire album)|WE]]''.

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