Wolves and Wishes

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Wolves and Wishes
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Studio album by Dosh
Released May 13, 2008 (2008-05-13) [1]
Genre Post-rock, instrumental hip hop [2]
Length44:06
Label Anticon
Producer Ben Durrant, Dosh
Dosh chronology
The Lost Take
(2006)		Wolves and Wishes
(2008)		 Tommy
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Exclaim! favorable [5]
Paste favorable [6]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [7]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
XLR8R 8/10 [9]

Wolves and Wishes is the fourth solo studio album by American multi-instrumentalist Dosh. It was released on Anticon on May 13, 2008. [1]

Martin Chavez Dosh, better known mononymously as Dosh, is a multi-instrumentalist based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anticon record label

Anticon is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1998 by seven musicians and manager Baillie Parker. It is now collectively owned among six musicians, co-founder Parker, and manager Shaun Koplow. The original musicians signed to Anticon were once referred to as the Anticon collective.

Contents

Critical reception

Ben Peterson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "while Dosh's effervescent soundscape often veers unpredictably from ambient and dreamy to manic and scattershot in a single stroke, it somehow remains unified, transfixing, and above all, highly listenable." [3] Roque Strew of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying: "Bristling with jazzy forms, infused with a global soul, Wolves and Wishes turns hip-hop's philosophy of bricolage into a glitchy, raucous, genre-spanning achievement." [7] Sara Miller of Paste said, "Wolves and Wishes presents upbeat, unique compositions that allow the listener's mind ample time to wander freely." [6] She called it "Dosh's most fully realized and cohesive work to date." [6]

AllMusic Online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

<i>Pitchfork</i> (website) online music magazine

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<i>Paste</i> (magazine) magazine

Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine, headquartered in Decatur, Georgia, with studios in Manhattan and Davenport, Iowa, and owned by Paste Media Group. The magazine began as a website in 1998. It ran as a print publication from 2002 to 2010 before converting to online-only.

Track listing

All tracks written by Martin Dosh, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Wait for the Needle to Drop"3:31
2."Bury the Ghost" (Dosh, Mike Lewis)3:58
3."If You Want to, You Have To"4:43
4."First Impossible"8:59
5."Kit and Pearle"4:00
6."Wolves"3:59
7."Food Cycles" (Dosh, Lewis, Andrew Broder, Jeremy Ylvisaker)3:07
8."Keep Up Appearance"3:10
9."The Magic Stick"3:21
10."Capture the Flag"5:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Mike Lewis is a saxophonist and bassist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of and plays saxophone in contemporary jazz groups Happy Apple and Fat Kid Wednesdays. He also plays electric bass in Alpha Consumer and Redstart.

Jeremy Ylvisaker is a multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a member of the indie rock bands Alpha Consumer and The Cloak Ox.

Andrew Bird American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

Andrew Wegman Bird is an American indie rock multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter. Since 1996, he has released 15 studio albums, as well as several live albums and EPs, spanning various genres including swing music, indie rock, and folk music. He is primarily known for his violin playing, whistling, and voice.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wolves And Wishes". Anticon . Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ Segal, Dave (May 6, 2010). "Data Breaker". The Stranger . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Peterson, Ben. "Wolves and Wishes - Dosh". AllMusic . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ Bahn, Christopher (May 12, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves And Wishes". The A.V. Club . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Khanna, Vish (May 26, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves and Wishes". Exclaim! . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 Miller, Sara (May 12, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves and Wishes". Paste . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  7. 1 2 Strew, Roque (June 25, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves and Wishes". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ranta, Alan (June 22, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves and Wishes". PopMatters . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ Thill, Scott (June 3, 2008). "Dosh: Wolves and Wishes". XLR8R . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
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