We Are Wolves

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Name = We Are Wolves


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Origin = Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active = 2000–present
Label = Fat Possum Records
Dare to Care
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URL = [http://www.wearewolves.net/ Official website]
Current_members = Alexander Ortiz
Vincent Levesque
Antonin Marquis
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We Are Wolves are a Canadian indie rock band, based in Montreal, consisting of vocalist and bassist Alexander Ortiz, keyboardist/backing vocalist Vincent Levesque and drummer/vocalist Antonin Marquis. The band released their debut album, "Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux" with Fat Possum Records, in 2005. They have toured extensively across Canada, the United States and Europe to support the album and have been playlisted on CBC Radio 3. They also performed live on the first episode of that network's live concert series "CBC Radio 3 Sessions". Their second album, "Total Magique", was released September 4, 2007, with a new label Dare To Care Records.

History

Around 2000, Alexander Ortiz and Vincent Levesque, both from the visual art world, along with Antonin Marquis, formed a band with synthesizers, bass, vocals and drums. In their own words the band likes to qualify their sound as “a post-punk landscape with analogue trees. Like rock after the postmodern explosion”. Nameless until 2002, Alexander showed up at the jam space wearing an home-made shirt with a skull spitting a synth displaying the inscription, 'We Are Wolves'. At that moment they decided to name the band We Are Wolves.

In 2005, they released the album "Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux" on the American label Fat Possum.We Are Wolves promoted the album with shows in international festivals including Le Rock dans tous ses états, Les Eurokéennes, Dour Festival, SXSW, CMJ, Virgin Festival and Osheaga. They had their first North American tour in spring 2005. They opened for …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and The (International) Noise Conspiracy. A second tour came in 2006 in which they supported the Gossip in addition to some solo gigs across Canada and the United States. They completed a five week tour in Europe with Montreal act Duchess Says, in summer 2006.

May 2007 brought the single “Fight and Kiss”. [ [http://www.spin.com/articles/we-are-wolves Spin] ] This EP also features “Coconut 155” and marks the second chapter in their career. We Are Wolves presented their second full-length album “Total Magique” on September 4, 2007, in Canada and on October 2, 2007, in the U.S. They were well-received by the media and received press in Pitchfork Media and Spin. [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46127-total-magique Pitchfork Media] ] [ [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/45076-we-are-wolves-practice-itotal-magiquei-on-second-lp Pitchfork Media] ] After sold out gigs in Quebec, receiving the M-Galaxie Prize at M for Montreal and participating in four shows for CMJ [ [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/19/cmj-music-marathon-a-few-reasons-to-like-we-are-wolves/ New York Times] ] , the band gets ready to tour Canada, the U.S. and Europe in 2007-2008.

In September 2008, We Are Wolves won a Gémeaux Award for the Best TV Musical Theme for "Bazzo.tv" theme [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/television/en-coulisses/categorie_metiers.shtml] ] .

Musical Style

Their primitive sound matches perfectly with their name. [ [http://www.ohmyrockness.com/Venues.cfm?articleID=139 Oh My Rockness] ] Rock and electronic fans compare their style to that of The Cramps to Add N to X. The punk and electronic genres are merged within the music of We Are Wolves. They are inspired by the art world and can be likened to Devo and Talking Heads in that respect. One of their first shows was held at the art pavilion of Concordia University. Since then, natives of Montreal have seen them live in traditional venues, loft parties and art galleries such as Belgo, Saidye Bronfman Center and Fonderie Darling.

Discography

tudio albums

* "Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux" - Fat Possum Records - 2005
* "Total Magique" - Dare to Care - 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.wearewolves.net/ We Are Wolves]
* [http://www.myspace.com/wearewolvesnoussommesloups MySpace]
* [http://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2008/oct/02/who-are-we-are-wolves/ Who are We Are Wolves? October 2008]