Apologies To The Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
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8.7 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 154 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 140 out of 154
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 154
  3. Negative: 3 out of 154

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  1. BenJ
    Nov 17, 2005
    1
    Complete tunless dirge. Put next to Arcade Fire this record is a complete joke. Sack one of the vocalists, drop a keyboard, get a bass player in and a decent producer. Overhyped Rubbsih Record Of The Year.
  2. RyanD
    Nov 30, 2005
    2
    Meh . . . Over hyped, over rated album.
  3. Mack
    Dec 10, 2005
    1
    Album of the year??? or "... Everything we can ask for from a modern indie band..."??? Are we listening to the same record? This ranks as one of the least imaginative and least creative albums this year. It only got one listen, and there was not a single catchy or appealing moment to bring me back. Come on, this is a criminally overrated album. And what's with the super-review below? This is Modest Mouse part II, plain and simple, and it doesn't deserve all this hype.… Collapse
  4. JimM
    Oct 28, 2005
    4
    Has it's moments, just not that many. Seems we are really in the grand "Age of Hype" lately... Can't stand the singing... If you like "Clap you hands..." you'll dig this I suppose. Both releases havd been soooo hyped I couldn't resist... wish I had... or at least listened to them before buying... But I loved the Arcade Fire and the latest Broken Social Scene so thought I'd continue that journey in a way. But this was a wrong turn. Maybe if I was new to "indie" music, it'd be different? But 20-some years into it... guess I was hoping for more.… Expand
  5. TipsyM
    Oct 31, 2005
    4
    Keep in mind my opinion is after one listen. I don't care to give this Wolf Parade joint more like I've been told I "should." What I can tell you is this pretty much sounds like every other example of introverted indie-rock. It'll be used on the O.C. in no time. Anyone who adores this stuff (see: nearly every post above this) is obviously looking too much into this or trying way too hard.… Expand
  6. ChrisS
    Sep 26, 2005
    4
    Falls flat after the great opening track. Certainly can't compete with this year's freshest produce, Hold Steady, The New Lows and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
  7. RossC
    Sep 27, 2005
    4
    I'm with Chris S: Overrated. Spencer Krug's voice is a rake on a windowpane. I don't know how anyone could dance to this for 5 seconds, let alone "all night long." (Is SubPop salting the readers' forum?) Definitely preview before you buy.

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Metascore
83 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 32 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    Wolf Parade do what they do better than anyone in recent memory.
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  2. Pitchfork
    92
    On paper this all could sound average, but Wolf Parade's true talent is transforming the everyday into the unprecedented.
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  3. Stylus Magazine
    100
    They’ve cleaned up their grungy guitar lines (thank you Sub Pop), reworked a few of the best songs from their early EPs, and the result is undoubtedly the best contender for the Arcade Fire/Broken Social Scene-helm of 2005.
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