Wolves

Idiot Pilot

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 12, 2008)
• Original Release Date: August 21, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B000SQKYWU
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #171,398 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A strong follow-up with a smoothed out sound, October 4, 2007

By	J Rat "J Rat" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

Idiot Pilot's debut, Strange We Should Meet Here, sounded like a mixture of Radiohead, Postal Service, Blood Brothers and flourishes of hip-hop thrown in for an unexpected sound that seemed to work despite how strange it sounds on paper.

Wolves is an excellent followup, a bit softer overall than Strange We Should Meet Here, most of the tracks sound like the Title Track from Strange, with interchanging sections of soft synths, bleeps and effects laden vocals being suddenly cut by loud guitar and live drums. Much like strange it also closes with a sprawling emotional slow song, one of the best on the album.

The screaming that caused most people to either love or hate Strange We Should Meet Here is cut down to just 2 or 3 tracks on this album (not a single scream until track 4 and just a few there), the guitar still comes thru loud and snarling on many of the tracks. The hip-hop element seems to be mostly dropped as well. The synths seem to have even more of that wonderful 8-bit nintendo quality (I swear thats the old 'Simon Says' lights and noise game being sampled in the song Good Luck) yet not one track has 'too much' of any one thing, and overall the mood of the songs is very positive and hopeful despite the energy and noise.

Overall I highly recomend this album if you are a fan of Strange, even if you arent, you might just want to give them a second chance.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, Positive music..., February 24, 2008

By	J. Thomas - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

IDIOT PILOT have great pop sensibilities without sounding like a "made for radio band". They sound like a love child from Muse and Cooper Temple Clause, if I had to describe their "sound".

I love everything from The Mars Volta to Otis Redding. This album fits nicely into my "driving records" catagory. Great preperation for work while driving!

Anyway, they have samples to listen to so I suggest you give 'em a try.