We Are Wolves Announce April Tour Dates / Invisible Violence CD Review

DOWNLOAD: We Are Wolves - "Blue" (from Invisible Violence)
DOWNLOAD: We Are Wolves - "Holding Hands" (from Invisible Violence)

Montreal dance-rock band We Are Wolves are extending their current tour and have just announced a cross-country run of April tour dates. The band is touring behind their third CD Invisible Violence which came out in February on Dare To Care Records.

Invisible Violence is twelve cuts of predominately raw dance-rock which has a ferocious groove. The band combines angular, chugging guitar riffs with psychedelic keyboards to create a sound that would be right at home alongside the Klaxons' "new rave" sound. Some of the standout 'rock' tunes are the disc opener "Paloma" and the punky "Me As Enemy" (which is streaming on the band's MySpace page). Across this disc, the band doesn't stray much from their core dance-rock sound but there are some exceptions which gives the listener a chance to catch their breath.

The band doesn't really slow down until close to the end of the disc. The fourth track, "Dreams", starts off slowly but this is just a tease as the guitar hooks and exploding choruses kick in mid-song. It isn't until the tenth track, "La Rue Oblique", when things truly start to slow. This song relies on a 60's sounding psychedelic keyboard riff to carry the song while singer Alex Ortiz sings blissed-out vocals all in French. "Bounty Waterfalls" is an instrumental track that closes out the disc and it sounds like something that could have come out of the early Pink Floyd songbook. While somewhat schizophrenic at times, Invisible Violence is an intense and engaging listen.

We Are Wolves - "Paloma", Live at Arlene's Grocery, CMJ, 2009




We are Wolves Upcoming Tour Dates:
MAR. 13 -- SAINT-DONAT-DE-RIMOUSKI, QC, MONT-COMI
MAR. 18 -- AUSTIN, TX, PARADISE, (M for Montreal showcase; 1AM set time)
MAR. 19 -- AUSTIN, TX, GUEROS (set time TBA)
MAR. 21 -- AUSTIN, TX, ENCORE (Obscure Magpie Party, set time TBA)
APR. 01 -- QUEBEC, QC, IMPERIAL*
APR. 06 -- KINGSTON, ON, THE ALE HOUSE*
APR. 07 -- TORONTO, ON, PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE*
APR. 08 -- LOS ANGELES, CA, THE ECHO
APR. 09 -- VISALIA, CA, THE CELLAR DOOR
APR. 10 -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, BOTTOM OF THE HILL
APR. 12 -- PORTLAND, OR, ROTTURE
APR. 13 -- SEATTLE, WA, THE VERA PROJECT
APR. 15 -- VANCOUVER, BC, THE BILTMORE CABARET**
APR. 16 -- KAMLOOPS, BC, HEROES PUB**
APR. 17 -- CALGARY, AB, THE REPUBLIK**
APR. 18 -- EDMONTON, AB, PAWN SHOP**
APR. 19 -- SASKATOON, SK, AMIGO'S**
APR. 20 -- WINNIPEG, MB, ROYAL ALBERT HALL**
APR. 21 -- MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7TH STREET ENTRY**
APR. 22 -- CHICAGO, IL, SUBTERRANEAN**
APR. 23 -- LONDON, ON, CALL THE OFFICE**
APR. 24 -- TORONTO, ON, THE GARRISON**
MAY 15 -- LYON, FR, NUITS SONORES
* in support of Wolf Parade
** the POP OFF! tour with Parlovr

Links:
We Are Wolves' MySpace Profile

We Are Wolves Play The Studio at Webster Hall on Friday (5th/Feb) and Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday (6th/Feb)

DOWNLOAD: We Are Wolves - "Blue" (from Invisible Violence)

Montreal dance-rock band We Are Wolves are in town this weekend for two shows. The band is touring behind their third CD Invisible Violence which came out just a few days ago on Dare To Care Records.

The band doesn't slow down on the dance floor grooves on this new disc but there is a bit of a "cooler core" to the overall sound. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Alexander Ortiz "volunteers a recent group obsession with David Bowie's Low that subliminally seeped into their sound, even to the point where producer Moumneh mentioned it during recording."

We Are Wolves are playing The Studio at Webster Hall on Friday, Feb. 5th. Tickets are $10 and the band is playing at 11PM.

On Saturday night, We are Wolves are playing Brooklyn Bowl as part of the Hot Chip Official After-Party and DJ Set. Tickets are $10 and doors are at 11PM.

Links:
We Are Wolves' MySpace Profile

We Are Wolves Release First Single "Holding Hands" from CD (Dare To Care)

DOWNLOAD: We Are Wolves - "Holding Hands" (from Invisible Violence)

Montreal electro-rock trio We Are Wolves have released "Holding Hands" as the first single from the forthcoming US release of their third disc Invisible Violence.

Earlier this year, NME commented that We Are Wolves were “out to unbutton starched collars and cause stiff upper lips to wobble". The band hasn't slowed down or lost any of their manic energy on this new disc. Invisible Violence was recorded in Montreal this past summer with producers Radwan Moumneh (Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Pas Chic Chic) and Hadji Bakara (Wolf Parade, Megasoid).

Here is a live video for the lead-off song from the disc:



Links:
We Are Wolves' MySpace Profile