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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

  • Summary: The 21-year-old British singer-songwriter's second solo recording again sets his instrumentation against a moody electronic backdrop.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. As an album, WIW seems to have sprung fully-formed from a single night’s restlessness; often more organic than much of his debut, but still with a steady electro-backed pulse, its pacing and sequencing flow like water beneath a frozen creek, barely seen and mostly imagined.
  2. Wind in the Wires is a beautifully executed album that has everything: pace, panache, and clean sentiment.
  3. 'Wind In The Wires' is a magnificent record full of the language, imagery and sound of travel.
  4. At 21, he has the raconteur’s wit of a younger Nick Cave still buoyed by the weightlessness of possibility.
  5. The coherence of Wolf’s ethic assures the consistency and believability of his cryptic, erotic, and eerie world.
  6. Wind in the Wires finds Wolf still learning how to harness his undeniable talent. While all this soaring, wind-catching, and destiny molding makes for some seriously inspired (and near-unclassifiable) music, it still means he's capable of losing the thread.
  7. There's a professional, assured feeling [to] it, but its nagging lack of innovation or [a] truly memorable melody leaves me a little cold.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. cf
    Apr 10, 2007
    10
    Awesome
  2. dvita
    Mar 8, 2006
    10
    Perfection personified.
  3. DmitryK
    Mar 19, 2005
    10
    Amazing record! deep & beautifull
  4. KasiaJ
    Nov 23, 2006
    10
    One of the most wonderful albums I've ever heard, with fantastic tracks and Patrick's deep deep voice. It has changed something in me...
  5. FayeM
    Apr 7, 2005
    9
    What i think is wonderful about Wolf, is that for me, he cannot be compared to - you could split all the threads that are the weave of the What i think is wonderful about Wolf, is that for me, he cannot be compared to - you could split all the threads that are the weave of the song to attatch bjork, cave or buckley to - but by that process you loose the raw essence of his music. He is one of the first artists of recent times who sounds almost, dare i say, origional. Expand
  6. AbigailM
    Nov 28, 2005
    9
    it's bloody brilliant
  7. KeviinT
    Mar 27, 2005
    1
    I am appalled of other reviewers comparing mr wolf with great singers. Sorry guys, but patrick has nothing to do with Jeff Buckley at all. He I am appalled of other reviewers comparing mr wolf with great singers. Sorry guys, but patrick has nothing to do with Jeff Buckley at all. He sounds like a proto-Dave Gahan, or a very proto-Marc Almond, the music is a mixture of folky instrumentation and cheap homemade electronica on the lines of the worst by Bjork. The lyrics are exaggerated and childish, if anything, this guy can make you blush, shame. Expand

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