Dan Boeckner is stepping away from the Wolf Parade pack with his debut solo album, Boeckner!, out March 15th via Sub Pop. He’s previewing it today with the lead single “Lose.”
“I think in a lot of ways in my mind I’m still playing in a punk band in Vancouver,” Boeckner explains of the album in a press release. “Starting back when I was a teenager, my life in music has been trying to develop my own musical language, and this record is the beginning of presenting that.”
Boeckner! was produced, engineered, and mixed by Randall Dunn, whose work with loud as hell bands like Sunn O))) inspired Boeckner while writing the record, which he describes as “like an autobiography.” Pre-orders are ongoing.
Fans of Boeckner’s music with Wolf Parade as well as Handsome Furs, Divine Fits, Operators, Atlas Strategic, and more will recognize him on “Lose,” a euphoric noise-rock jam that serves as the album’s opener. “Now I’m a walking phantom/ Night watch at the radar station,” he sings, leaning into the song’s ominous feel.
Stream “Lose” below, and then keep scrolling to see the artwork and tracklist for Boeckner!.
Boeckner’s most recent album with Wolf Parade was 2020’s Thin Mind.
Boeckner! Artwork:
Boeckner! Tracklist:
01. Lose
02. Ghost in the Mirror
03. Wrong
04. Don’t Worry Baby
05. Dead Tourists
06. Return to Life
07. Euphoria
08. Holy Is the Night