patrick wolf?

Here is a radio interview I did with him a while ago: http://www.sr.se/p3/diverse/appdata/pop/sounds/popB.ram
(the Wolf part starts after app. 20 minutes). (It is only online until Monday so hurry if you are interested. Oh, and some of it is in Swedish. But it should make pretty good sense nontheless.)

The first time I saw him he seemed really uncomfortable at the gig, but this time round he seemed much happier, even when the power went. I expected a more electronicy sound from what I've read, but he didn't have his laptop with him.. so it was just very acoustic, and quite beautiful

http://pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/w/wolf_patrick/lycanthropy.shtml

The NME gave him the "big" review (2 pages) this week which was vaguely surprising. And The Libertine was top 67 smash. I think perhaps hurrah, profilewise.

not enough electronics/dance stuff on the new one, however he's stepped up the imagery and thematic elements. also, the pace and tempo on the new one doesn't change enough which leads to not being able to really differentiate the songs. i think "landsend" (the last song) is the best moment on the album.

i also like your kate bush comparison though, i never thought of it that way.

This is his rural/pastoral londonescape record, I guess maybe it's Tiger Bay to Lycanthropy's So Tough, or, something. He seems WAY more self-assured and less inclined to shrieky bits too. Which isn't automatically an improvement, because that was great, but I suppose it makes it an easier listen. In terms of coastal magic yay stuff it pisses all over the new British Sea Power which has seemingly been designed to filter out every last fragment of wide-eyed wonder and stuff.

Tristan is industrial-lite pophit in waiting, there isn't anything impenetrable about the album at all, he will be star, now, perhaps.

Regarding Patrick Wolf, I've only heard "Ghost Song". But what a great song.

i haven't heard wind in the wires yet, but i'm really looking forward to do so.
lycanthropy: best album i've heard in 2004

I'm still listening to the album. It's probably been the most longterm obsession for an album since my 2 months obsession with Chutes Too Narrow.

But, I still like it very much, it is ideal for middle of night or similar. And he is still great, very. I think I just want him to go back to making very shiny smeary pop songs, which is what I tend to want everyone to do.

Definitely, there's not a bad track on it but it's the same three or four that I find myself really anticipating and constantly having in my head. The title track being the main one. A lot of my favourite bits are in the little brief sketches between songs as well.

The only problem was that I'm starting to think less and less of those songs, which all seem to build up and then go nowhere.

Also: "I've just come back from a show, where the PA blew up (kinda) and he kept playing." -- jellybean (jellybea...), March 4th, 2004.

This happened last night - a year and a bit on!! Sort it out, son! The mix was horrible at last night's gig too (and this is coming from someone who doesn't generally notice these things). Patrick could happily sing WITHOUT his microphone half the time, let alone one cranked up to 11.

"Paris": http://s35.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2DOSD2NE92DCE1GKDV7FKWUUDS

"Bloodbeat":
http://s33.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2BP9EXXLB4MWY3EZ3HKBVUZBIP

I think I still love these more than anything from the second, although it is relatively close. Both of these are arguably more fizzy than anything off WITW though, so, they win, for me.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/12/patrick-wolf-on-the-car-accident-and-his-comeback-it-completely-whacked-me-out-for-six

Miss this big guy.

Ooh thanks for the share. Love him so much.

he was hit by a car while on holiday in Venice

talk about unlucky

Guessing he was in Venice Mestre

so great to hear him again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3QmELbV1C8

"Nowhere Game"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5st6sAjBi9s

Really lovely, very happy he's back. EP coming in April.

Really love this new EP.

yeah it's great, almost feels like an album's worth of ideas. glad he made room for something like "Acheron."

yes agreed

I had no idea that this was a thing that existed but it’s marvellous - feel like it weaves together vibes from both Lycanthropy and sund4rk and Riverlight i.e. his earliest and most recent work (although the latter is over a decade old now).

going to be honest here— this is the first time i have ever listened to him, downloaded this on a whim because i saw it on a list and the description sounded like something i needed. then i… didn’t listen to it at all until exactly the moment i needed it, just a deeply emotional listening experience for me. (as mentioned on other threads i have been going through some stuff).

have downloaded a few of the other albums, pretty stoked about it

oh wow. some amazing music awaits!

The new EP is actually my favourite release of his… period? The approach feels unmoored from whatever gravities that were affecting the trajectory of his 00s output, and his voice has grown so rich, it’s terrifying how gorgeous it has become

yeah, absolutely enamored of his voice and when he goes into his low register especially.

"Nowhere Game" shares some musical and lyrical themes with "Worrywort". Glad it doesn't share much in production. Agree that the ep is fantastic.

Love the whole EP but really "Dodona" is just incredible.

Wow, this is really good stuff. His voice has a David Sylvian quality. Excellent arrangements.

yes!

https://www.stereogum.com/2295617/patrick-wolf-announces-first-new-album-in-13-years-crying-the-neck-hear-dies-irae/music/

Glad to have him back.

looking forward to the new one— i just relistened to Night Safari for the first time in a year or so, and it still hits.

https://sickmouthy.wordpress.com/2025/02/28/on-the-night-safari-by-patrick-wolf/

hey, coincidence— i just listened to this for the first time in over a year, and it remains a stunning piece of work. i still think “Dodona” is the most effective track for me— “i shall give no more to the hollow” and “happy birthday to the never get out of this now” still make me tremble when he sings them— but i appreciate this write-up. thanks for sharing…. with one quibble: the EP is five tracks, not four!

oh and of course i got a lyric wrong, the happy birthday line is from Nowhere Game, not “Dodona.” i guess “Dodona” seems to showcase his voice the most, which might be why i adore it

I think I forget Acheron is a track in its own right!

Crying the Neck out today and very, very good so far.

love the few tracks i have heard, waiting to get home to download and listen properly

as fgti notes upthread, his voice truly has become something else as he’s aged

His voice might have aged but looking at the sleeve he doesn’t seem to have aged.

Having seen him live a month ago, he definitely has, but he’s also very obviously clean and healthy now. He looks very well.

We met up a couple times last year. He looks fantastic and is super physically active down in Kent, also, swimming and running a lot. Just the loveliest man imaginable.

The album is marvellous and I am so, so happy for him.

https://sickmouthy.wordpress.com/2025/06/15/patrick-wolf-crying-the-neck/

Interview in the Times today; reveal of two documentaries coming out about him. One short album making of, one feature length.

the second one narrated by Tilda Swinton!

Have been playing this his a huge amount over the last couple of weeks, alongside his back catalogue, and this isn’t just a strong comeback, I think it’s his best record, right up there with WITW. Genuinely really awesome.

listened for the first time today, and i think it’s his best, too.

(tho i hate the Zola Jesus collab track, only weak point on the album afaic)

As someone who’s dealing with how to process several years of quite intense and prolonged trauma, this album(and The Night Safari) is an absolutely incredible thing.

Saw him at the Minack near Lands End last night, doing Wind in the Wires (plus all his other songs about standing on cliff tops). The moon was up, you could hear the waves on the rocks. Astonishing.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/07/patrick-wolf-review-minack-theatre-cornwall?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

It was all that and more. His sisters vocals on Teignmouth were astonishing.

It sounds/looks incredible. After all this time, I do think WITW holds up as his masterpiece - Teignmouth is def my OPO Wolf

Photos look amazing, once in a lifetime event. I wonder if date was picked so there’d be a full moon.

https://sickmouthy.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/patrick-wolf-at-the-minack/

https://sickmouthy.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/patrick-wolf-at-the-minack/

^whoa!

nowhere so scenic, but turns out i'm seeing him twice this week. first time(s) since 2009 :O

Saw him last night. Spectacular show. Encore of “Last of England,” for which I have a new respect.

great song. really nails the dramatic ending as well

I admit that upon a few further listens, I do think this is his best work, but I also don’t think his work is for me. Seems like Night Safari was an anomaly.

New song The Beast released to streaming platforms this week.