Rumor has it that while recording “At Mount Zoomer”, songwriters Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner sent a memo to their label with just two words on it : no singles. I don’t know whether it’s true or not but it very well could be because rather than the collection of singles that was Wolf Parade’s debut “Apologies To The Queen Mary”, their sophomoric release is way more coherent.
The nine songs that make up “At Mount Zoomer” are a very cool mix of indiepop and progrock with some catchy retro sounds. And whether a song is short or long (closer “Kissing The Beehive” goes on for 11 minutes), it doesn’t matter. These guys just let the reins go free and it works out great every single time. There is something to comparing them to that other Canadian outfit, Arcade Fire. And the comparison is only reinforced with Wolf Parade recording a large portion of the album in Arcade Fire’s Petite Eglise studio. But they won’t let the critics get off that easy because there’s way more to Wolf Parade than being an Arcade Fire clone.
This just a very enjoyable album that brings indiepop and progrock together and while that is certainly ambitious, they do it without losing sight of the hooks and catchy choruses that people want to hear. You should check this out for yourself but you ain’t getting my copy… it already is on repeat in my stereo.
Score: 8.5 out of 10
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