Patrick Wolf‘s fifth album Lupercalia has just been released to critical acclaim, he’s played to an adoring crowd at Glastonbury, and he’s engaged to be married later this year – life is good right now for this one-time lone Wolf. Back in April I sat down with Patrick a few hours before his Zurich gig … Continue reading »
Sometimes I come across a song and it wraps its fingers around my heart and doesn’t let go. This morning I was on the tram in Zurich town, it was grey and rainy, and as I am wont to do on public transport journeys I was listening to some Daytrotter sessions. I randomly played the … Continue reading »
…It must be Lupercalia time. Yes, my favourite lycanthrope, Patrick Wolf, is releasing his fifth album Lupercalia, on 30 May 2011. Ahwoooo! Of course, the title ‘Lupercalia’ has a suitably wolfy background rooted in mythology and folklore – Lupercalia (or literally, Wolf Festival) refers to the ancient fertility and love festival that was held around … Continue reading »
Ah yes, the 80s really are back in fashion. And it’s not just Wayfarers, baggy pants, leggings and oversized T-shirts that are back with a vengeance. The path of 80s new wave music left strewn with dead gladioli, synthesiser parts and cans of hairspray has been increasingly well trodden of late. Dominican-born, Brooklyn-based Twin Shadow … Continue reading »
