Expo 86 (album)
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Expo 86 is the third full-length album by Canadian
indie rock
band Wolf Parade
. It was released on 29 June 2010.
"Expo 86" was recognized by Exclaim!
as the No. 17 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. Exclaim!
writer Josh O'Kane said: "Long gone are the densely layered sonic landscapes of Wolf Parade albums past ― Expo 86 marks an evolution in sound, but not a change. It's Spencer Krug's manic-pop circus meeting Dan Boeckner's twitchy Springsteen revivalism in one sprawling album that's simultaneously more disjointed and more confident than ever."
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indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of May 31, 2011.-History:...
. It was released on 29 June 2010.
"Expo 86" was recognized by Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
as the No. 17 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. Exclaim!
Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus on Canadian and cutting-edge artists...
writer Josh O'Kane said: "Long gone are the densely layered sonic landscapes of Wolf Parade albums past ― Expo 86 marks an evolution in sound, but not a change. It's Spencer Krug's manic-pop circus meeting Dan Boeckner's twitchy Springsteen revivalism in one sprawling album that's simultaneously more disjointed and more confident than ever."
Track listing
- "Cloud Shadow on the Mountain" (Krug) - 4:22
- "Palm Road" (Boeckner) - 4:41
- "What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)" (Krug) - 5:42
- "Little Golden Age" (Boeckner) - 5:00
- "In the Direction of the Moon" (Krug) - 5:46
- "Ghost Pressure" (Boeckner) - 5:16
- "Pobody's Nerfect" (Boeckner) - 5:50
- "Two Men in New Tuxedos" (Krug) - 3:09
- "Oh You, Old Thing" (Krug) - 5:46
- "Yulia" (Boeckner) - 3:47
- "Cave-o-Sapien" (Krug) - 6:19