News
Plus Pearla, Gruff Rhys, koleżanka, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 27, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2023. After a stacked, blockbuster seven days that was last week (filled with big album announcements and three boygenius songs), things settled down this week. Still, there was plenty to like. More
The Night Safari EP Due Out April 14 via Apport
Jan 25, 2023
By Mark Redfern
After a long hiatus from music, Patrick Wolf is releasing a new EP, The Night Safari, on April 14 via his own label Apport. Now he has shared its second single, “Nowhere Game,” via a music video. More
Plus Yo La Tengo, Margo Price, Ladytron, Sharon Van Etten, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 11, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out sick. So once again this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks (although all but three of the songs are from this week). More
From the Forthcoming The Night Safari EP
Nov 11, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Patrick Wolf has shared his first new song in a decade, “Enter the Day.” It is the first single from an upcoming EP, The Night Safari, which is due out sometime next year. More
Setting Out on a December Tour
Nov 07, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Patrick Wolf has released an appropriately decedent cut for “The Libertine,” a track from his 2012 album Sundark and Riverlight. More
New Acoustic Double Album "Sundark and Riverlight" Due Out October 16
Aug 24, 2012
By Michele Yamamoto
Patrick Wolf has revealed the album artwork and tracklisting for his upcoming acoustic double album, Sundark and Riverlight, which an effort at reworking older material. The album is set for an October 16th release date.
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Celebrates 10 Years With Acoustic Shows
Jul 11, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Though he’s currently been recording new material at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studio, UK chamber pop artist Patrick Wolf has scheduled an intermittent break for a special tour through North America. More
Los Angeles/San Francisco/New York
Aug 03, 2011
By Laura Studarus
British chamber pop visionary Patrick Wolf is coming to the U.S. for a (very) brief tour this September. More
Upcoming LP 'Lupercalia' Drops June 20 in the U.K.
May 20, 2011
By Lauren Barbato
The bubbly synth-pop track off upcoming LP Lupercalia gets a vibrant wildlife setting in this new video. More
Mar 30, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Today, purveyor of glam-pop Patrick Wolf announced additional details for Bachelor follow-up, Lupercalia. We have the details. More
Jan 26, 2011
By Laura Studarus
Today, Patrick Wolf named his baby—the follow-up to 2009’s The Bachelor. Previously called The Conqueror, the disc is now titled Lupercalia. More
The Conqueror Out in 2011
Nov 04, 2010
By Laura Studarus
While not an official video, today Patrick Wolf presented a simple/sweet set of visuals for the first single from The Conqueror (due out in 2011), “The Time of My Life.” We have the clip.
Feat. West End Actress Gwendoline Christie (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
Nov 11, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
In our Spring Issue interview with the symphonic-pop provocateur Patrick Wolf, the South London singer-songwriter mentioned his name was batted around for the role of The Mad Hatter in Tim Burton/Disney‘s Alice in Wonderland. Though he found himself not fit for the role (“I might have looked the part, but why would you pick somebody who had never even gotten into a school play?”), he’s dusting off his ol’ acting chops in the new pastoral video for The Bachelor‘s third single, “Damaris.” More
And Just in Time for Wolf's London Performance
Oct 30, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
What might a rock star say if given the podium at a major university in the U.K.? Patrick Wolf will be answer that (among other questions) this November when he offers up a lecture at Oxford University’s Oxford Union. More
Also Headlights, Phosphorescent, Cailfone, Bad Lieutenant, Brian Jones
Sep 01, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Our News Roundup briefly reports on various entertainment news stories that are circulating the web: Thom Yorke‘s upcoming limited 12” release, the possible reinvestigation of Brian Jones’ death, Bad Lieutenant—a project formed by New Order members Bernard Sumner and Phil Cunningham, Patrick Wolf‘s missing cape, Jay-Z’s album has leaked and is streaming, Oasis’ demise, Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Favreau teaming up again for Cowboys & Aliens, and upcoming tours from Headlights, Phosphorescent, and Califone. More
SFPD Will Definitely Not Invest In Songwriter's Bandstock
Jun 10, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
According to his Twitter and Pitchfork, British avant-pop musician/Bandstock user/Under the Radar favorite Patrick Wolf was arrested and accosted (read: “almost shot in the face”) after his San Francisco concert Monday night. Wolf’s representatives weren’t able to give any further details regarding the arrest beyond what’s on his Twitter, though we’re told that his current tour will continue unabated. More
Summer Plans for The Bachelor and June Tour
May 05, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
Having been the second to sign with NYLON Records, U.K.-based Patrick Wolf has announced the U.S. Release of his newest album, The Bachelor, as well as plans for a summer tour. More
Reviews
Aug 01, 2013
By Laura Studarus
The seventh annual edition of the OFF Festival (held in Katowice, Poland) kicked off with an inspiring set by Patrick Wolf. The London, England-based troubadour was in town to promote last year’s retrospective album Sundark and Riverlight. But what he delivered was something closer to a party than performance. More
Nov 07, 2012
By John Everhart
This double album opus is, if anything, an audacious conceit, as the ever-adventurous Patrick Wolf cherry-picks numbers off of his full-lengths and reinvents them dramatically. More
Aug 31, 2012
By Laura Studarus
“Sorry I had to have you seated,” said chamber pop visionary Patrick Wolf to Wednesday night’s packed-out crowd at The Old Vic Theatre in London. “I didn’t want anyone to fall over from boredom.” More