Wolf Parade Semi-Precious Stone

At the end of September Wolf Parade released a video for EXPO 86‘s “Yulia.” Now that they’re heading out on tour for a month, they’ve one-upped the offering with a new two-song single: On Side A you’ll find the Spencer Krug led “Semi-Precious Stone,” Dan Boeckner’s “Agents Of Love” on Side B. Krug’s six-minute oration:


The single’s available today on iTunes. Those tour dates:

11/03 – Montclair, NJ @ Wellmont Theatre
11/04 – Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
11/05 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live
11/06 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre
11/08 – Charleston, SC @ The Pour House
11/09 – Orlando, FL @ Social
11/10 – Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
11/13 – Oxford, MS @ The Lyric Oxford
11/15 – Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
11/16 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
11/18 – Iowa City, IA @ The Englert Theater
11/19 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada
11/20 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
11/22 – Nashville, TN @ Exit/In
11/23 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
11/24 – Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
11/26 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy

Comments (5)
  1. This is a really great song considering it’s a B-Side. I love Spencer’s songs, but I could think of one or two of his tracks on Expo that I would have replaced with this one.

    “This is the sound of the sky foaming at the mouth.”

  2. i hate stupid dante and his dumb face.
    however… wolf parade remains one of my favorite bands of all time.
    they were great at the wellmont on wednesday.

  3. This song builds like a champion. Clearly someone in Wolf Parade played with their Legos (TM) VERY WELL when they were younger. The intro was great, but then it just sort of stagnated for a while, however thanks to that build by the end I was so on board with this song I almost forgot to pack my iPod!

    And thank the gods it’s Friday or else I wouldn’t have been so exhausted form the work week to include all of that awful metaphor and not delete a single word. No regrets.

  4. “Semi-Precious Stone” is so epic. Wolf Parade keep getting better and better.

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