Trystan's Best #5: Wolf Parade - Apologies To The Queen Mary

Released: September 27th, 2005

With Handsome Furs and Sunset Rubdown both appearing on my list, was there any doubt that an album by Wolf Parade, which has the singers of both the aforementioned bands in it, was going to make my list? Apologies is a great album front to back, from the drum opening and Krug-yelping of "You Are A Runner, And I Am My Father's Son" to the punchy, passionate closer "This Heart's On Fire". What really makes this album such a gem isn't just the incredibly catchy songs but the dichotomy between Boechner and Krug's equally distinct voices and songwriting-styles. This is the album of a supergroup if supergroups were good.