Music

Well, I was hoping to have some pictures to post this week, but I haven't been very happy with what I've been shooting. I'm working on some still life shots to frame for our game room, and they aren't quite working out. So I figured I'll finish the thought I got wrapped up with earlier this week.

Listening to Ladyhawk made me think of another Victoria, BC band that now calls Montreal home, Wolf Parade. Their 2005 album Apologies to the Queen Mary was produced by Modest Mouse front man Isaac Brock. And their sound is as creative and intense as one would imagine coming from an artist like Brock. The interesting thing about this band is their two front men. Lead singer (face of the band) and bassist Dan Boeckner lends his talents to easier-to-digest songs such as the gem 'Shine a Light' and 'Modern World'. He is definitely the 'energy' of the band. While my two favorite songs on this album, 'Ground for Divorce' and Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts' are led by back-up singer and keyboardist Spencer Krug.

Both men also have side projects. I've listened to Dan Boeckner's band Handsome Furs a few times, and my thought is take it or leave it. There is nothing too exciting going on there. Spencer Krug's side project Sunset Rubdown is an extension of the 'Indie' side of Wolf Parade. While creative and emotional, the sound seems to lack the soul that Boeckner brings to Wolf Parade's music. Please take a listen. I hope you enjoy Wolf Parade. And if you hear something in their side projects that I am missing, please inform me of that too. Enjoy!