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{{Short description|Canadian indie rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- see: [[Template:Infobox musical artist]] -->
| name             = Wolf Parade
| background       = group_or_band
| image            = Wolf_Parade_2_by_kreeningsons.jpg
| image_size       = 250
| landscape        = yes
| caption          = Wolf Parade at the [[Theater of the Living Arts]] in [[Philadelphia]] on August 20, 2007
| origin           = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| genre            = [[Indie rock]], [[post-punk revival]]
| years_active     = {{Start date|2003}}&ndash;2011, 2016–present
| label            = [[Sub Pop]]
| associated_acts  = [[Sunset Rubdown]], [[Handsome Furs]], [[Swan Lake (band)|Swan Lake]], [[Johnny and the Moon]], [[Atlas Strategic]], [[Hot Hot Heat]], [[Frog Eyes]], [[Fifths of Seven]], [[Divine Fits]], Operators
| current_members  = [[Spencer Krug]]<br>[[Dan Boeckner]]<br>Arlen Thompson<br>Hadji Bakara
| past_members     = [[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.
==History==
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| archive-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=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]]''.
In September 2004, the band traveled to [[Portland, Oregon]] to record with [[Modest Mouse]]'s [[Isaac Brock (musician)|Isaac Brock]]. Brock had recently signed the band to [[Sub Pop]] when he was an [[A&R]] man for the label at the time. He had known Dan Boeckner from his days in [[Atlas Strategic]], who had toured with Modest Mouse and were offered a Sub Pop signing just before the band split up. Wolf Parade spent two and a half weeks working 14-hour days in Portland. After some remixing, the band returned to Montreal to finish recording. The album was scheduled for a May release, but then pushed back.<ref name="exclaim.ca" /> On its new record label, the band released its first widely distributed EP, ''[[Wolf Parade (2005 EP)|Wolf Parade]]'', in July 2005.
In September 2005, the band's debut album ''[[Apologies to the Queen Mary]]'' was released on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim,<ref>[http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/17548/cohen-gould-buffy-25-best-canadian-debut-albums "25 best Canadian debut albums ever"]. ''CBC Music'', June 16, 2017.</ref> earning a [[2006 Polaris Music Prize]] nomination.<ref name="Polaris">[http://prod1.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=17547238 "Wolf Parade Nominated For Polaris"], CMJ News Story, July 7, 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/a-completely-biased-ranking-of-the-60-best-canadian-indie-rock-songs-of-the-00s-part-ii |title= A Completely Biased Ranking of the 60 Best Canadian Indie Rock Songs of the 00s Part II| website= Vice.com| first= Cam| last= Lindsay| date= April 10, 2017| access-date= October 23, 2017}}</ref>
[[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 |access-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}}</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| 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 number 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=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|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 |access-date=2011-03-09}}</ref>
In 2010, the song "Shine a Light" from ''[[Apologies to the Queen Mary]]'' appeared in the "[[Criminal Minds]]" episode "The Fight".
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=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| access-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|access-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 |access-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>
On February 4, 2019, Wolf Parade announced that Dante DeCaro had decided to leave the band and that they would carry on touring and composing as a trio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/WolfParade/status/1092543452145831936|title=So, Dante is no longer part of Wolf Parade. After years of tour he's decided to try a new way of living, offstage. We'll miss him & wish him the best. And he's irreplaceable, so we're carrying on as the original 3-piece WP. It's sounding good and we're excited to share new tunes!|last=Parade|first=Wolf|date=2019-02-04|website=@WolfParade|language=en|access-date=2019-02-04}}</ref>
Wolf Parade released their fifth studio album, ''[[Thin Mind]]'', on January 24, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thin Mind|url=https://www.subpop.com/releases/wolf_parade/thin_mind|website=Sub Pop Records|language=en|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref>
In April 2022, the band announced a series of shows where they would perform ''Apologies to the Queen Mary'' in its entirety. The band also confirmed that Bakara would return for the tour, marking his first shows with Wolf Parade in 14 years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |title=Wolf Parade Announce Apologies to the Queen Mary Shows With Original Lineup |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/wolf-parade-announce-apologies-to-the-queen-mary-shows-with-original-lineup/ |website=Pitchfork |date=27 April 2022 |publisher=Pitchfork Media |access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref>
==Members==
'''Current members'''
*[[Spencer Krug]] – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers <small>(2003–2011, 2016–present)</small>
*[[Dan Boeckner]] – vocals, guitar <small>(2003–2011, 2016–present)</small>
*Arlen Thompson – drums <small>(2003–2011, 2016–present)</small>
*Hadji Bakara – synthesizers <small>(2003–2008, 2022–present)</small>
'''Former members'''
*[[Dante DeCaro]] - bass, guitar, percussion, keyboards <small>(2005–2011, 2016–2019)</small>
===Other work===
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|access-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:
* Spencer Krug releases solo music under the name of Moonface and is the lead singer of the recently-reunited rock band [[Sunset Rubdown]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Sunset Rubdown to Reunite After 13 Years |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sunset-rubdown-to-reunite-after-13-years/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> He was previously in [[Frog Eyes]], [[Fifths of Seven]], and [[Swan Lake (band)|Swan Lake]]. Beginning in 2021, Krug began recording albums under his own name and on his own label ''Pronounced Kroog''. As of June 2022, he has released two albums in this manner: ''Fading Graffiti''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pronouncedkroog.com/products/spencer-krug-fading-graffiti-black-vinyl| title= Spencer Krug - Fading Graffiti| website= pronouncedkroog.com| access-date= September 26, 2022}}</ref> and ''Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pronouncedkroog.com/products/spencer-krug-twenty-twenty-twenty-twenty-one| title= Spencer Krug - Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One| website= pronouncedkroog.com| access-date= September 26, 2022}}</ref>
* 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| 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 would go on 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]]''.
* Dante DeCaro fronts a project called [[Johnny and the Moon]]. Prior to Wolf Parade, DeCaro played in [[Hot Hot Heat]].
* Hadji Bakara is a member of the synth-bass-dance-rap production team Megasoid, along with Speakerbruiser Rob, formerly [[Sixtoo]]. He also helped with treatments on "Black Mirror", "Neon Bible" and "My Body Is a Cage" off [[Arcade Fire]]'s album ''Neon Bible''.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:19em;"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Canadian Albums Chart|CAN]]<br /><ref name="canada-albums">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/wolf-parade/chart-history/cna/ | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | title =Wolf Parade - Billboard Canadian Albums | access-date = March 14, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="Billboard200">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/wolf-parade/chart-history/tlp/ | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | title =Wolf Parade - The Billboard 200 | access-date = March 14, 2022}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie]]<br /><ref name="US-Indie">{{cite magazine | url = https://www.billboard.com/artist/wolf-parade/chart-history/ind/ | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | title =Wolf Parade - Independent Albums | access-date = March 14, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Apologies to the Queen Mary]]''
|
*Released: September 27, 2005
*Label: [[Sub Pop]]
| — || 158 || 12
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[At Mount Zoomer]]''
|
*Released: June 17, 2008
*Label: Sub Pop
| 16 || 45 || 4
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Expo 86 (album)|Expo 86]]''
|
*Released: June 29, 2010
*Label: Sub Pop
| 24 || 48 || 6
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Cry Cry Cry (Wolf Parade album)|Cry Cry Cry]]''
|
*Released: October 6, 2017
*Label: Sub Pop
| 82 || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Cry Cry Cry" did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at number 54 on the Album Sales chart.<ref name="US-album-sales">{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/wolf-parade/chart-history/tsl/ | title=Wolf Parade – Chart History: Album Sales | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | access-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref>}} || 12
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Thin Mind]]''
|
*Released: January 24, 2020
*Label: Sub Pop
| — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Thin Mind" did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Album Sales chart.<ref name="US-album-sales" />}} || —
|}
===EPs===
*''[[Wolf Parade (2003 EP)|Wolf Parade]]'' (2003) Self-released
*''[[Wolf Parade (2004 EP)|Wolf Parade]]'' (2004) Self-released
*''[[Wolf Parade (2005 EP)|Wolf Parade]]'' (2005) [[Sub Pop]]
*''[[Wolf Parade (2016 EP)|Wolf Parade]]'' (2016) Self-released
===Singles===
* "Modern World" (2006, [[Sub Pop]])
* "Shine a Light" (2006, Sub Pop)
* "I'll Believe in Anything" (2006, Sub Pop)
* "Call it a Ritual" (2008, Sub Pop)
* "Language City" (2008, Sub Pop)
* "Semi-Precious Stone" / "Agents of Love" (2010, Sub Pop)
* "Valley Boy" (2017, Sub Pop)
* "You're Dreaming" (2017, Sub Pop)
* "King of Piss and Paper" (2017, Sub Pop)
* "Against the Day" (2019, Sub Pop)
* "Forest Green" (2019, Sub Pop)
*"Julia Take Your Man Home" (2020, Sub Pop)
=== Music videos ===
* "Julia Take Your Man Home" (2020)
* "Against the Day" (2019)
* "King of Piss and Paper/Artificial Life" (2017)
* "You're Dreaming" (2017)
* "Valley Boy" (2017)
* "Yulia" (2010)
* "Modern World" (2006)
* "I'll Believe in Anything" (2005)
* "Shine a Light" (2005)
===Compilation appearances===
* "Claxxon's Lament" on ''The Believer 2005 Music Issue CD''
===Notes===
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Wolf Parade}}
* [http://wolfparade.com Official website]
* [http://wolfparade.nonstuff.com Unofficial website]
* [http://www.subpop.com/artists/wolf_parade Wolf Parade] at [[Sub Pop]]
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