Still Golden<\/i>, is a tight, boozy punk-blast full of raised-fist singalongs. The album\u2019s 11 blistering tracks continue the narrative established on Wolf-Face\u2019s critically lauded 2013 full-length\u2014namely, the lupine life and times of frontman Michael J. Wolf, who claims Hollywood stole his life story for the plot of the 1985 blockbuster film Teen Wolf<\/i>. The new record builds on Michael J.\u2019s story, setting themes of superiority realized and eternal youth against rollicking, hooky riffs and mammoth hooks.<\/p>\n
“I’m almost an adult now and these songs are my final chance to directly draw from my experiences then and now as a misunderstood teenage werewolf,\u201d says Michael J. of Still Golden<\/i>\u2019s lyrical bent. \u201cDespite my superior intellect, physique and songwriting capabilities, I have learned to remain a humble hero to my adoring fans around the world and give them something they can relate to despite their mortal inferiority. I have finally come to terms with my powers and abilities and no one will ever take that from me. As I say in the album’s title track, \u2018No matter what happens, they love me and I’m still golden.\u2019”<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just Michael J. that\u2019s advanced over the last few years of split 7\u201d records, singles and vinyl releases. The music has evolved, too. The group\u2019s rowdy punk \u2018n\u2019 roll is still thankfully intact, as evidenced by stompers like \u201cHowl Alone,\u201d \u201cDog Whistle\u201d and \u201cNo Need to Thank Me\u201d. But there\u2019s some welcome new style here. Fans will notice a bit of expansion with the deceptively mellow title track and that new sonic exploration shows up in other tracks on Still Golden<\/i> in the form of catchier arrangements, strummy dive-bar singalongs and more. \u201cBorn on a Blood Moon\u201d recalls the iconic, fractured college-rock sounds of icons like the Pixies without sacrificing heft; the vaguely Celtic \u201cWerewolf and Whiskey Blood\u201d is sure to be a beer-lifting favorite live; and the band\u2019s penchant for unique cover choices continues too, in the form of an aptly toothsome version of possibly the greatest Mumford & Sons song, \u201cThe Wolf.\u201d<\/p>\n
Composed of Michael J., The Good Wolf, Rain-Wolf and Wolf-Fart, Wolf-Face formed as a cathartic howling of Michael J.\u2019s frustrations over having his story co-opted on celluloid, and has had festival, club and dive-bar audiences foaming at the mouth ever since.<\/p>\n
1) Still Golden
\n2) With or Without Boof
\n3) Howl Alone
\n4) Dog Whistle
\n5) Owen is a Dracula
\n6) Born on a Blood Moon
\n7) All Dogs Go to Hell
\n8) Werewolf and Whiskey Blood
\n9) The Wolf
\n10) No Need to Thank Me
\n11) Keep Your Chin Up Little Pup<\/p>\n
**All preorders come with the full download of the album**<\/p>\n
Super fancy gold foil stamped covers (did we mention how super and fancy these were?)<\/p>\n
Co-released with Gunner Records (because his label rules!)<\/p>\n
\/14 test pressings (included in the bundle with both other variants)
\n\/100 on Blood Moon Vinyl (Red\/Orange A side B side) **SOLD OUT**
\n\/400 on Holy Dog Bone white<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Still Golden, is a tight, boozy punk-blast full of raised-fist singalongs. The album\u2019s 11 blistering tracks continue the narrative established on Wolf-Face\u2019s critically lauded 2013 full-length\u2014namely, the lupine life and times of frontman Michael J. Wolf, who claims Hollywood stole … Continue reading