Patrick Wolf

Patrick Wolf is an alternative musician from London, England. He's been playing for years and released his first album in 2003. The genre of his songs swings wildly around from alternative to electronic to pop, but whatever the genre, it's definitely going to be good...

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His discography is as follows:

• The Patrick Wolf EP (2002)
• Lycanthropy (2003)
• Wind In the Wires (2005)
• The Magic Position (2007)
• The Bachelor (2009)
• The Spinster EP (2009)
• Hard Times EP (2009)
• Lupercalia (2011, formerly known as The Conqueror)

Patrick Wolf and his music contain examples of the following tropes:

• Anti-Love Song: Possibly "Augustine". The lyrics aren't really what you'd get in a straightforward love song.
  • The song is believed to be about rape or abuse. The light and mellow sound would also make it a case of Lyrical Dissonance.
• Awesome McCoolname
• Bi the Way
• Break Up Song: "Time Of My Life".
• Careful with That Axe: "The Childcatcher", "Accident and Emergency", and "Battle".
• Concept Album: All of them.
• Cover Song:
  • "Ari's Song" and "Afraid", both originally by Nico.
  • "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" and "Army Dreamers", both originally by Kate Bush.
  • "Anthem", originally by Leonard Cohen.
• Darker and Edgier: The Bachelor… dear God, The Bachelor. Especially if you compare it to The Magic Position.
  • Wind In The Wires was created during a period of immense depression, and Patrick in fact hates being requested songs from it because it reminds him of those times.
• Double Entendre: “You put me in the magic position”, anyone?
• Dye Hard: He was blond during the Lycanthropy era, black-haired for Wind In the Wires, a redhead for The Magic Position, and he went back to blond for The Bachelor.
  • And it would seem he has gone back to black for Lupercalia.
    • It's black and red, now.
• Even the Guys Want Him: There's even a Last.fm group titled 'People Who Want To Hump Patrick Wolf.'
• Fading Into the Next Song: "Vulture" fades into "Blackdown". "The Libertine" fades into "Teignmouth", and "Ghost Song" fades into "This Weather".
• Fan Disservice: The video for "Vulture", to some.
• Gentle Giant: He's tall. 6'4, to be specific.
• Heroic BSOD/Creator Breakdown: He had one after The Magic Position, elements of which carried over into The Bachelor.
• Last-Note Nightmare: "Wolf Song".
• Lighter and Softer: Lupercalia.
• Mr. Fanservice
• Neoclassical Punk Zydeco Rockabilly: Given the amount of instruments he plays, this wasn't unexpected.
• One for Sorrow, Two For Joy: The rhyme is recited in "Magpie".
• One London Thirty Three Boroughs: He’s from South London.
• Playing to The Fetishes: The video for "Vulture", which features, among other things, Patrick in bondage gear writhing. May count as Fan Disservice.
• Pretty Boy
• Real Person Fic: There's a Live Journal community devoted to Patrick Wolf fanfiction.
• Sexophone: Featured in his new song, "The City".
• Shirtless Scene: The video for "Wind In the Wires".
• Shout-Out: His name partially comes from Virginia Woolf's name. He also had a song that was about her.
• Soprano and Gravel: His duets on the songs "The Bachelor" and "Magpie."
• Surreal Music Video: The video for "Hard Times".
• The Something Song: "Ghost Song", "Wolf Song", "Pigeon Song", and "The Hairy Song".
• When He Smiles