The Wolf

by Andrew W.K.

Product Description:

Personnel: Andrew W.K. (vocals, piano, keyboards); Jimmy Coup, Frank Werner, Erik Payne (guitar); Gregg Roberts (bass); Donald Tardy (drums).

Producers: Andrew W.K., Scott Humphrey, John Fields.

Recorded at Guardian Sound, Heaven Studios, New York, New York and Scream Studios, Los Angeles, California.

On his second full-length album, Andrew W.K. is armed with more pounding piano melodies, blazing metal riffs, and an arsenal of exclamation points! On THE WOLF, the ever-enthusiastic Andrew Wilkes-Krier returns to keep the party going, kicking things off with the Queen-on-speed majesty of "Victory Strikes Again." And lest you forget his words of wisdom from I GET WET's "Party Hard," W.K. offers up "Long Live the Party," reminding those with short memories that "You cannot kill the party!" But it's not all fun and games with the white-jeaned one...well, mostly it is, but there's a slightly more introspective tone that carries tunes such as "Tear It Up," "Never Let Down," and "The End of Our Lives." In any case, the ridiculously catchy tunes sink in quickly, with W.K. coming off like some kind of hard rock motivational speaker.