# Apologies To The Queen Mary — Wolf Parade

- **Artist:** [Wolf Parade](https://musiclist.ca/artist/wolf-parade)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2005-09-27
- **Record Label:** Sub Pop Records
- **Total Tracks:** 12
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/apologies-to-the-queen-mary
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/5wvRs33deheLi3hwbvVz8W
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/ca/album/apologies-to-the-queen-mary/3257004

## The Story of the Release

Apologies to the Queen Mary is the landmark debut studio album by Montreal indie rock band Wolf Parade, released on Sub Pop Records. Co-produced by Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse, the record became a defining statement of the mid-2000s Montreal musical resurgence, featuring the dual songwriting and contrasting vocal deliveries of Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner. The album received universal critical acclaim, was nominated for the inaugural Polaris Music Prize shortlist, and spawned enduring indie classics including I'll Believe in Anything and Shine a Light.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Wolf Parade released Apologies to the Queen Mary, an album steeped in gorgeous abrasion and awful beauty. It howls and growls and snarls and explodes, a monumental release... that instantly became associated with the burgeoning Montreal scene."
> — **Exclaim!** by Marko Djurdjic (2025-03-11) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wolf-parade-apologies-to-the-queen-mary-anniversary-spencer-krug-interview)

> "Wolf Parade retain their signature kinetic energy and dynamic interplay between Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner."
> — **Exclaim!** by Matt Bobkin (2017-10-06) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/wolf_parade-cry_cry_cry)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son (2:54)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Guitar, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]
  - **Arlen Thompson**: Drums [SOURCED]
  - **Hadji Bakara**: Synthesizer [SOURCED]

### 02. Modern World (2:52)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Keyboards, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]
  - **Arlen Thompson**: Drums [SOURCED]

### 03. Grounds for Divorce (3:25)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Guitar [SOURCED]

### 04. We Built Another World (3:18)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Keyboards, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]

### 05. Fancy Claps (2:51)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]

### 06. Same Ghost Every Night (5:44)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]

### 07. Shine a Light (3:47)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Keyboards, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]

### 08. Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts (3:03)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]

### 09. I'll Believe in Anything (4:36)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Guitar, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]
  - **Arlen Thompson**: Drums [SOURCED]
  - **Hadji Bakara**: Synthesizer [SOURCED]

### 10. It's a Curse (3:12)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]

### 11. Dinner Bells (7:34)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Keyboards [SOURCED]

### 12. This Heart's on Fire (3:59)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Dan Boeckner**: Songwriting, Lead Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED]
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Spencer Krug**: Keyboards, Backing Vocals [SOURCED]

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