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Jun 27, 2011In the end Lupercalia feels like a summer fling, and why settle for that when you can have something perennial?
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Jun 24, 2011Though for him this may seem to be a progress toward honesty and wholeness, for the listener the benefits are not so clear.
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Jun 24, 2011Lupercalia, despite its flaws, does provide a satisfying sense of closure. Now, hopefully, Patrick Wolf will be able to graduate onto subjects other than himself (and an attempt to do a full-on disco record would not go amiss either).
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Jun 16, 2011Originally planned as the second half of a double-album, Lupercalia is his most approachable effort.
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Jun 13, 2011While he succeeds fairly well at ensuring that Lupercalia spends its every minute displaying his emotions on its sleeve, it's fairly safe to say that this record won't exactly storm the charts.
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UncutJun 7, 2011Despite Wolf's best efforts, he's not built for homely pleasures--and you sense his need for drama straining at the leash. [Jun 2011, p.103]
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MojoJun 7, 2011It's still high camp stuff, but Wolf's world suddenly seems like a more welcoming place. [Jun 2011, p.97]
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Jun 7, 2011During Lupercalia's first half, he continues to prove himself a fine craftsman of major-key melodies, and this is his most confident and convicted vocal performance yet. But like most of Wolf's records, he eventually gives into sad songs and waltzes as Lupercalia progresses, and studded with the same overproduction tricks of cluttered strings and processed samples, "The Days" and "Slow Motion" don't offer much in the way of contrast outside of tempo.