Lycanthropy is the first studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...

 and was recorded over the eight years between 1994 and 2002. It was critically acclaimed at the time of its release, as was his next effort, Wind in the Wires

Wind In The Wires

Wind in the Wires is the second studio album by English-Irish singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf.-Track listing:All songs written by Patrick Wolf.#"The Libertine" – 4:23#"Teignmouth" – 4:50#"The Shadowsea" – 0:37#"Wind in the Wires" – 4:18...

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Track listing

1. "Prelude" – 1:31
2. "Wolf Song" – 3:27
3. "Bloodbeat" – 3:50
4. "To the Lighthouse" – 4:05
5. "Pigeon Song" – 3:34
6. "Don't Say No" – 4:02
7. "The Childcatcher" – 4:27
8. "Demolition" – 6:07
9. "London" – 3:53
10. "Paris" – 4:46
11. "Peter Pan" – 1:53
12. "Lycanthropy" – 4:10
13. "A Boy Like Me" – 3:29
14. "Epilogue" – 3:06

Sound

The album has more sampling and distortion than Wolf's subsequent albums. Also, the album features acoustic guitar

Acoustic guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

 on a number of the tracks, an instrument Patrick would practically abandon on his later albums in favour of the baritone ukulele

Ukulele

The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....

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Lyrical content

Some of the songs have a connection to wolves or werewolves, although not all are immediately apparent. A number of the songs have dark or "mature" undertones, such as the song "The Childcatcher", which tells the story of a boy targeted by a pedophile, and "Lycanthropy", which examines gender dysphoria through abstract lyrics.