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Wolf Parade “Floating World”

Dan Boeckner has many bands – Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, Operators – but regardless of who he’s playing with, his style is essentially the same. Boeckner’s aesthetic mixes twitchy new wave with a slurring dirtbag glam vibe, so he always sounds like some sexy rocker dude who’s dealing with some serious anxiety. He’s got the sound of a rock star, but he’s always casting himself as a foil. He’s the cool guy in Wolf Parade, but when he’s contrasted with Britt Daniel in Divine Fits, he’s the more tightly wound dude. He’s somewhere between those modes on “Floating World,” a song that feels a bit loose in parts, but tightens up on the chorus, as though he’s just realizing the emotional stakes of the song as it switches gears. The melody feels a bit familiar, but I think that works for it, especially in the context of this being part of an EP reintroducing Wolf Parade after a long hiatus. It feels immediately comfortable, like falling back into an old pattern.

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