Patrick Wolf’s New Album Announcement
Patrick Wolf has unveiled his seventh studio album titled “Crying the Neck,” accompanied by the release of his new single “Dies Irae.”
Album Details and Themes
This album marks Wolf’s first release in thirteen years and features collaborations with ash Jesus, Serafina Eye, drummer Seb Rochford, and his sister Joe Joe. It serves as the initial installment in a planned series of four albums.
“Dies Irae,” translated from Latin as “Day of Anger,” delves into themes of mortality and familial love. Wolf expresses, “I aimed to craft a response to this notion, viewing it as a testament to life in its final moments, understanding that you may lose someone dear. It’s a bold, almost defiant choice to use remaining time to deepen love or joy with one another.” He shares that he completed the lyrics during an imagined final conversation with his mother, set in her art studio and garden at dusk.
Musical Inspirations and Tour Dates
“Crying the Neck” was written and recorded in Ramsgate, Kent, drawing upon local folklore, the distinctive Kentish landscape, and Wolf’s personal journey. The album is entirely composed, produced, arranged, and written by Wolf, with Brendan Cox contributing as a co-producer and engineer during the final three years of the project.
The album showcases Wolf’s return to the instruments he used in his early career, including the viola, Appalachian dulcimer, baritone ukulele, kantale, and Atari. The thirteen tracks feature “Deculver,” a piece Wolf began composing at 16, alongside new songs inspired by the landscape and folklore of Kent.
The dates for Patrick Wolf’s UK and European tour are as follows:
MAYBE
8 Gorilla, Manchester, Great Britain
10 Glasshaus, Gateshead, Great Britain
11 ST Luke’s, Glasgow, UK
13 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, Great Britain
15 Here at Outernet, London, Great Britain
16 Lantern, Bristol, Great Britain
20 Gebaude 9, Cologne, Germany
21 Grunspan, Hamburg, Germany
22 UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
23 Heimatafen, Berlin, Germany
24 Nibo, Warsaw, Poland
26 Club Wintercircus, Gent, Belgium
27 Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, Netherlands
28 Trubendo, Paris, France
29 Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland
31 Santeria Tuscan 31, Milan, Italy
JUNE
1 Lokomotiv, Bologna, Italy
3 Amperes, Munich, Germany
4 Muserna Music Bar, Prague, Czech Republic
6 Theater emphasis, Vienna, Austria
