Wind In The Wires
- Patrick Wolf
- Band Name: Patrick Wolf
- Record Label: Tomlab
- Release Date: Mar 15, 2005
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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.
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90Prepare to be beguiled.
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90Wind in the Wires is a beautifully executed album that has everything: pace, panache, and clean sentiment.
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90'Wind In The Wires' is a magnificent record full of the language, imagery and sound of travel.
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It's what Bright Eyes coulda done if he put the songs off I'm Wide Awake onto the canvas of Digital Ash.
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90Naturally, this much theatrical -- but never facetious -- pomp and prettiness can be heavy, but it's never overbearing. Surprisingly, given the album's gravitas, it's relatively easy to enjoy in a single sitting. And another after that.
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82Wind in the Wires is like Bright Eyes' Digital Ash in a Digital Urn if Nick Cave had made it, a fertile nexus of tradition, technology, and Wolf's powerful pipes.
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If 'Wind In The Wires' is not exactly an innocent record, then, it is certainly sincere. And that sincerity, allied to such extraordinary sounding songs, makes for an exhilarating experience. [12 Feb 2005, p.49]
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The coherence of Wolf's ethic assures the consistency and believability of his cryptic, erotic, and eerie world.
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80Superbly imaginative for someone still considered a "lad."
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There's a young man's honest pain behind all of the flowery English vernacular.
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80Lies somewhere between Kate Bush and a deranged Divine Comedy. [Apr 2005, p.124]
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At 21, he has the raconteur's wit of a younger Nick Cave still buoyed by the weightlessness of possibility.
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Even the weakest moments of Wind In The Wires are steeped in Wolf's vivid imagination and rich musical tapestry. [#9]
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70Wind In The Wires just feels a bit more hesitant than Lycanthropy, and while there are some great tracks, it doesn't quite have the same energy that his debut did.
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It's a welcome surprise that such a young, albeit already well-received, talent can further the analog-digital love affair, minus excessive pretension or mimicry. [Apr/May 2005, p.141]
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70Wind 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.
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60Brings a little focus--and some memorable tunes--to the proceedings, though Wolf's muse remains doggedly eclectic. [May 2005, p.108]
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60Evokes an industrial Enya soundtrack that would play on Frodo's laptop. [#67, p.112]
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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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cf10Awesome
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MarieS10Incredibly beautiful
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KasiaJ10One of the most wonderful albums I've ever heard, with fantastic tracks and Patrick's deep deep voice. It has changed something in me...