| Wolves and Wishes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2008 [1] | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, instrumental hip hop [2] | |||
| Length | 44:06 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Ben Durrant, Dosh | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [4] |
| Exclaim! | favorable [5] |
| Paste | favorable [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [7] |
| PopMatters | [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]
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]
All tracks are written by Martin Dosh, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
