Then imagine yourself surrounded by sizzling synths, drunken piano stomps, and lock-step pirate rhythms.  Full text...

On paper this all could sound average, but Wolf Parade's true talent is transforming the everyday into the unprecedented.  Full text...

This is not a record that should be bookishly analyzed. It's a record that begs you to call your friends and rant about how you feel the Rock in your veins.  Full text...

What really distinguishes Apologies to the Queen Mary from just another ambitious rock album though, is the dynamic and accessible songwriting -- and the voices that propel those songs from the streets to the stratosphere.  Full text...

Apologies to the Queen Mary addresses that issue with confidence, reminding us that indie rock, with all its eccentric and artsy aims, is an equally, if not more, compelling use of the underground's creative energies.  Full text...

Almost every song on the album could be a single, but at the same time it's easy to see areas in which they could improve  Full text...

Anyway, this is a real good record, and you'll probably have to listen to it whether you want to or not.  Full text...

There's nothing of substance lacking in the least compelling moments of Queen Mary, and the mix of rousing wildness and reckless wisdom in its brightest points is at once inspiring, promising, and terrifically entertaining.  Full text...

While this record is exceedingly good (really, go buy it, you'll thank me), some of the tracks, particularily "Dinner Bells", could do with a bit more editing.  Full text...

Endorsed by Isaac Brock and fans of The Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade's debut Apologies to the Queen Mary gets by more on energy than chops.  Full text...

Loose-limbed and perpetually collapsing, most of the songs on Queen Mary take on the feel of a druggy, late-night jam undertaken by dropouts from a local Library Science program.  Full text...