Mar 18, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Patrick Wolf is releasing his first new full-length album in 13 years, Crying the Neck, on June 13 via his own label APPORT and Virgin Music. Now he has released the album’s newest single, “Limbo,” which features Zola Jesus and is accompanied by a vertical music video. He’s also announced some U.S. and Canadian tour dates. More

Feb 05, 2025 By Mark Redfern

Patrick Wolf has announced his first new full-length album in 13 years, Crying the Neck, and released its lead single, “Dies Irae.” More

Apr 14, 2023 By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)

Welcome to the thirteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was on a brief vacation (it was my daughter’s spring break), so this week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks. Any song first released between April 1 and April 14 was eligible. Hence we have a supersized list week—22 songs is probably the most we’ve ever had in one Songs of the Week main list, but it breaks down to 12 songs from this week and 10 from last week. More

Apr 11, 2023 By Mark Redfern

After a long hiatus from music, Patrick Wolf is releasing a new EP, The Night Safari, this Friday via his own label Apport. Now he has shared its third single, title track “The Night Safari.” More

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 10, 2012 By Julia Underwood

Last weekend Echo Park, California hosted the third annual Culture Collide Festival. We sent photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. Check out her shots of Niki & the Dove, of Montreal, Patrick Wolf, School of Seven Bells, The Big Pink, and Icona Pop. More

Sep 06, 2012 By Laura Studarus

As a clever promotion for his forthcoming album Sundark and Riverlight (where he covers his old songs) Patrick Wolf recently unleashed his cover of Lana Del Rey’s “Born to Die.” More

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.

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

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

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

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.

Dec 01, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

This past weekend, U.K. hitmakers Florence and the Machine played a guest-crazy show at London’s Tabernacle. (Via NME.) The gig featured surprise guest spots from Patrick Wolf, Jack Peñate, Kid Harpoon, and our former cover subject Jarvis Cocker. More

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

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

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

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

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

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