Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

Sub Pop

On their second album, Wolf Parade have produced a cohesive and sophisticated body of work which takes its cue from Seventies post-punk and prog rock, but refuses to steep itself in the past. From the Marquee Moon-esque ‘Fine Young Cannibals’ to the classic rock of ‘California Dreamer’, each of the nine tracks here are fine songs, but it’s the killer construction and subtle layers and textures which give this album its vitality. It truly is candy for the ears and with the grand finale, the swirling 11-minute epic ‘Kissing The Beehive’, At Mount Zoomer surely seals its place in many lists come the year’s end. Critical acclaim will not do this album justice though, it deserves to be heard. Gerard McCann

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DOWNLOAD: ‘LANGUAGE CITY’, ‘FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS’, ‘KISSING THE BEEHIVE’.
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