Canadian prog-rock outfit Wolf Parade came on to the scene in 2005 and caused a stir with the release of Apologies to the Queen Mary (Sub Pop). The tentatively titled follow up Kissing the Beehive (2008 Sub Pop) is set to be released June 17th. According to Dan Boeckner (vox/guitar), the early tracks were discarded for sounding too much like cuts from Apologies. “After Apologies… we wrote about four or five new songs, but we decided to throw them out because they sounded too much like what we’d already done. We could have easily made another Apologies… but what would have been the point?” Boeckner professes that periods of recorded experimentation and ego-free collaboration have resulted in a more unified endeavor. Kissing the Beehive hits shelves June 17th.
Wolf Parade: www.myspace.com/wolfparade
Sub Pop: www.subpop.com