This Heart’s On Fire - Get Ready for the New Wolf Parade

By: Ryan | in: Music |

Wolf Parade

The new songs are sensational! Wolf Parade has done it again! The band with the many side projects played stunning seven-song set during Saturday’s (8/18/07) Boston Download Festival - which actually took place at Mansfield’s Tweeter Center. You would have no idea the band has been off working on side projects and taking some time off for writing. Tighter than ever, the band motored through four straight new songs. (Sorry, I don’t have the titles for these yet. The third and fourth of these tracks were jaw-droppers!)

The Download Festival crowd was unbelievably patient with the lack of songs performed from “Apologies to the Queen Mary” - an album with 12 tracks (one better than the next!). It wasn’t too hard being patient, as the new songs were so enjoyable. By the time that Wolf Parade fired up “Shine A Light,” the mid-afternoon crowd was thoroughly worked up. The day was made when the band played a sensational version of “I’ll Believe in Anything, You’ll Believe in Anything.” Just wonderful!

I really wanted to hear one more song I knew - “Modern World” or “You are a Runner, I am My Father’s Son,” but it was not to be. The band finished up with another new track from the forthcoming album. The band was comparing notes before they started to play. Spencer Krug shrugged from behind his keyboard and said, “Let’s give it a shot.” - It’s possible this was the first time the band ever played the unidentified show publicly.

Wolf Parade

WOLF PARADE
Setlist 8/18/07
Chinese way
Language
Stevie
F.Y.C
Shine a Light
I’ll Believe in Anything, You’ll Believe in Anything
Crazy Horse

* with thanks!

Wolf Parade are fine tuning the songs a final time before recording the album. I cannot wait. From what I heard on Saturday, the band is better than ever and the new songs are magic! Check out the Wolf Parade fan blog where they recently heard eight new identified songs during a longer set. Stay tuned. You just know I’ll be on top of this!

* While I think of it, I want to pass along my congratulations to Wolf Parade’s Dan Broeckner and new wife Alexei Perry who were just wed. They pair play together in the incredible band The Handsome Furs. Congrats guys and good luck!

Wolf Parade - This Heart’s on Fire

[Originally posted on Ryan’s Smashing Life Blog]

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Posted on August 22, 2007