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  • Tune of The Week 09/09/2011: Patrick Wolf

    Patrick-Wolf-PR-2010Just typing that date in, reminded me that today is an old school friends wedding anniversary she got married on 9/9/99.. Anyway I loved Lupercalia and will most likely burst with excitement in anticipation of Patrick Wolf’s gig in The Academy in Dublin in October.

    Well it looks like ‘Time Of My Life’ is going to be given a lease of life and the track thoroughly deserves to be heard by anyone with ears. Here a live version recorded at The Pool Studios. Oh, Patrick is also running a competition to remix Time Of My Life on his website.

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  • Patrick Wolf: Lupercalia Review

    PatrickWolf LupercaliaThere are times when one, ok I, can be aware of artists, but never really sit down to listen to them. It’s one of the things I love about music, being surprised, getting the buzz. It reminds us all why we fell in love with music to start with.

    Patrick Wolf is a clever fellow, the Londoner has taken all the things I love about music and put them in a little package called ‘Lupercalia’. Wolf cleverly uses classical instruments alongside electro beats and samples to produce catchy poptastic treats.

    Starting with the lead single ‘The City’, your lugholes are taken and given a good wake up call. The track builds up to a memorable choral refrain. When other artists would be happy to include just string section, Wolf doesn’t, he uses a brass section instead, giving a eighties feel but totally contemporary. Add this to a dance beat and you’re on a winner.

    The mood is upbeat on Lupercalia, if it was so named after a pagan purification, then Wolf is in a good place and isn’t afraid to show it. ‘House’ is a  modern love song and when Wolf does use strings on the track, the arrangements are interesting and not there just as an added decoration but an integral part of his sound. (more…)