{"id":5898,"date":"2012-12-04T08:34:21","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stylusmagazine.ca\/?p=5898"},"modified":"2012-12-04T08:34:21","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T14:34:21","slug":"wool-on-wolves-measures-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/2012\/12\/04\/wool-on-wolves-measures-of-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Wool On Wolves – Measures of Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nWool on Wolves\u2019 sophomore album Measures of Progress<\/em> is rock in folk music\u2019s clothing. The Edmonton based band is a constantly evolving collaboration of five singer-songwriters, resulting in impressive vocals with equally strong instrumentals. Every song on the album is distinctive and stands strong on its own while contributing to the album as a whole. Opening track \u201cUnsuspecting Ways\u201d<\/a> sets the pace of the album with its soulful sound and lines like \u201cDon\u2019t learn to let go\/I can\u2019t call you my home.\u201d From there, things pick up and take a turn towards rock. The vocals sometimes get overpowered and come off as a little muffled, which calls for occasional repeats and a little careful listening to get a better feel for the words. A second listen is worth it, \u2018cause the lyrics cover everything from heartbreak (\u201cDarkest Hour\u201d<\/a>) to optimistic tracks about learning to love again (\u201cLove is Learned<\/a>\u201d). Like a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing, tracks like \u201cInside the Light\u201d start off gentle, with wistful folksy vibes, and then take surprising turns towards a fiercer rock sound. Compared to past albums, Measures of Progress<\/em> shows off the band\u2019s growth and improvement with a more polished sound and deep, relatable lyrics. While it differs from previous albums, and lacks cheerful tunes like \u201cHoneybee\u201d from their 2010 release, Grey Matters<\/em>, Measures of Progress<\/em>\u2019 combination of rock and folk has earned the album a spot on my shelf. (Independent, woolonwolves.com<\/a>) Martyna Turczynowicz<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wool on Wolves\u2019 sophomore album Measures of Progress is rock in folk music\u2019s clothing. The Edmonton based band is a constantly evolving collaboration of five singer-songwriters, resulting in impressive vocals with equally strong instrumentals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[300,360,453,806],"class_list":["post-5898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-edmonton","tag-folk","tag-indie","tag-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ckuw.ca\/stylus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}