Cry Cry Cry

Cry Cry Cry

The soaring choruses, rousing anthems, sprawling guitars and chaotic keys that make up Wolf Parade are on proud display over the course of Cry Cry Cry, the bandâ€™s thunderous first album in seven years. That unique combination of sounds and influences, spearheaded by electric co-frontmen Spencer Krug and Dan Boecknerâ€”a complex yet relatable, energetic brew of glam, prog, synth-rock, and satisfying discomfortâ€”helped define 2000s indie rock with three critically celebrated albums, and propelled a growing Wolf Parade fandom even after the bandwent on a then-indefinite hiatus in 2010. The upcoming return marks their first to be produced by Pacific Northwest legend John Goodmanson (Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, Unwound) at Robert Lang Studios outside of Seattle, and is accompanied by a renewed focus and the creativity of a band that took their time getting exactly where they needed to be. Itâ€™s also a homecoming to Sub Pop, which released all three of the bandâ€™s previous albums. â€œThe band itself is almost a fifth member of the band, something more or at least different than the sum of its parts,â€ says Krug. â€œWe don't know who or what is responsible for our sound, it's just something that naturally and consistently comes from this particular combo of musicians.â€ In the time apart, the band scattered geographically and focused on family and other work--Spencer on his solo project Moonface, Dan on his bands Handsome Furs, Operators, and Divine Fits (with Spoonâ€™s Britt Daniel), and Dante De Caro on records with Carey Mercerâ€™s Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach. And that time allowed for an even stronger, tighter band to emerge. Wolf Parade have always tended to make albums that react against their previous work. Compared to 2010â€™s relatively sparse rocker Expo 86, Cry Cry Cry is more deliberate in its arrangements and embrace of the studio process, as evidenced by songs like â€œValley Boy,â€ a Bowie-inflected anthem for which Spencer wrote lyrics after Leonard Cohen died the day before the 2016 election. â€œYouâ€™re Dreaming,â€ also influenced by the election and the spinning shock that followed, is driving, urgent power pop that draws from artists like Tom Petty and what Dan calls one of his â€œdefault languagesâ€ for writing music. The swirly, synth-heavy crescendo of â€œArtificial Lifeâ€ takes on the struggle of artists and at-risk communities. The album carries a sense of uprising that is not unrelated to Wolf Paradeâ€™s renewed determination to drive the band forward in uncertain times. Welcome to Cry Cry Cry.
Country USA
Brand Sub Pop
Manufacturer Sub Pop
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2017-10-06
UnitCount 1
UPCs 098787121223
EANs 0098787121223

Country	USA
Brand	Sub Pop
Manufacturer	Sub Pop
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2017-10-06
UnitCount	1
UPCs	098787121223
EANs	0098787121223

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