Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008

Review: Wolf Parade – Majestic Theatre, Madison

Setlist: You Are A Runner and I Am My Father’s Son / Soldier’s Grin / Call It A Ritual / The Grey Estates / Sons and Daughters / Language City / An Animal In Your Care / Shine a Light / Grounds for Divorce / Fine Young Cannibals / California Dreamin’ / This Heart’s On Fire / Kissing the Beehive

Encore: It’s a Curse / I’ll Believe in Anything / Fancy Claps

The last time we caught up with Wolf Parade they were rocking the House of Blues in Chicago. For me, it had been a good three years since I last saw them in the blistering heat of Austin City Limits behind their debut, Apologies to the Queen Mary. Since that time we’ve gotten ourselves acquainted quite nicely with At Mount Zoomer and were quite excited to see how that material sounded live.

Last night the Majestic Theatre was packed with indie kids. It took a couple songs for the crowd to get into the show, but that all changed around the time “Sons and Daughters” appeared in the set. Spencer Krug thanked the crowd on multiple occasions for the warm reception and Dan Boeckner was an absolute force on the guitar. All in all, the band played eight songs from each record, left the crowd wanting more, and legitimized themselves against all the heaps praise they’ve received over the years. Hightlights? I’d have to go with “Shine a Light,” “Fine Young Cannibals,” “I’ll Believe in Anything,” and “It’s a Curse” (see above video).

Discuss: What did you think of the show? What were the highlights? Do you prefer Apologies to the Queen Mary or At Mount Zoomer? Please leave your thoughts/reviews in the comments.

Myspace: Wolf Parade
MP3: Wolf Parade – “Language City”
MP3: Wolf Parade – “Call It A Ritual”

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3 Responses to “Review: Wolf Parade – Majestic Theatre, Madison”

  1. Patrick Says:

    really impressive set. they had a really full sound and never faltered. hope they can make it back to madison at some point.

  2. marty Says:

    absolutely blistering set! I was absolutely blown away-

  3. Will Says:

    It was a nice crowd and a good, energetic set. My one criticism — the two longest songs dragged on too long. Their 3-4 minute songs are their best. I think their first album was better, but they still have a good future ahead of them.

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