According to RADIO 1’S BOBBY FRICTION, “The Wolfmen have got pedigree, a full-on pedigree. I’ve been playing them on Radio 1 but – you know what? – f*** pedigree, they’re an amazing band and they’re going to take you somewhere else musically…”
Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou formed The Wolfmen in 2005. Marco (guitars) enjoyed extraordinary success with ADAM & THE ANTS and later worked with Sinead O’Connor. Chris (bass, lead vocals) previously led JACKIEONASSID and has worked with Adam Ant, Annabella Lwin(Bow-Wow-Wow) and Sinead O’Connor also.
The Wolfmen’s first projects were soundtracks for Bravo TV’s acclaimed I PREDICT A RIOT and for two hitherto-silent, early 1900s fetish films for the ICA/MoMI’s inaugural FASHION IN FILM Festival.
Damaged Goods then released the early Wolfmen records – a mixture of limited edition EPs and vinyl singles – all of which sold straight out – and won support from JONATHAN ROSS (BBC Radio 2), MARK LAMARR (BBC Radio 2) and PHIL JUPITUS (BBC 6Music). The BBC’s music website asked “Is (Marco & Chris’) music as necessary in 2006 as it was nearly 30 years ago? In a word, yes. In more words, too f***ing right it is.”
Alongside their own work, the band is known for some surprising collaborations with artists ranging from Lou Reed to DALER MEHNDI, the biggest selling artist Indian in music history. They’ve also covered Screaming Jay Hawkins’ “I Put A Spell On You” with PRIMAL SCREAM for an ALEXANDER MCQUEEN catwalk show and co-written a few tracks on Sinead O’Connor’s new album.
Debut album Modernity Killed Every Night was mixed by Alan Moulder (The Killers, U2, Arctic Monkeys, Smashing Pumpkins) was released in Fall 2008 and described by Uncut as “Dense stuff… Extraordinarily overstated… an unholy mix…” and by MOJO as “Steeped in the space-age glam boogie of Bowie and T Rex with a bit of Iggy-in-Berlin thrown in… infernally catchy…” Lead track “Cecilie” was A-listed on NME Radio for seven weeks in a row.
The Wolfmen’s second album – Married To The Eiffel Tower – is primed and ready for launch. Set for release early 2011, it’s produced by Courtney-Taylor-Taylor (frontman/songwriter with The Dandy Warhols) and Jacob Portrait (Queens Of The Stone Age, Foo Fighters). The first results of The Wolfmen’s second album sessions are previewed with a limited edition single release of “Jackie, is it my Birthday?”, a duet with Sinead O’Connor. Wins massive radio support with spins from the likes of Dermot O’Leary (BBC Radio 2), Chris Hawkins (BBC 6Music), Don Letts, Sarah Kerr (BBC 6Music), Lauren Laverne, Gary Crowley and David Quantick.
“Jackie, is it my Birthday?” becomes an “alt.Christmas anthem”, as POPJUSTICE calls it a “Beautiful… A lovely Poguesian waltz tempo and a heartbreaking vocal from Sinead…” ROLLING STONE devotes half a page to the single, declaring it “A spunky mix… Jackie breezes through with it’s uplifting swirl. Great production and a sweeping string set sustained through the track, the song’s rock rage is wrapped in an ethereal halo.”
“A great sound from the original Master Blaster of Entertainment. One that straddles the masses and the classes with his music…”
Chadkey.com on Daler Mehndi collab, 13.10.09
“A formação do Wolfmen marca um reencontro…”
Rock Press (South America), 19.10.09
“Fantastic…”
Dandy Warhols blog on Marilyn Monroe, 21.10.09
“Sweeping strings with a Celtic touchstone, and edgy fuzzy guitars by Pirroni, it would have been a great Christmas release sitting comfortably next to the Pogues’ A Fairytale In New York.”
AllGigs.co.uk on Jackie Is It My Birthday?, 06.10.09
“A spunky mix… Jackie Is It My Birthday? breezes through with it’s uplifting swirl. Great production and a sweeping string set sustained through the track, the song’s rock rage is wrapped in an ethereal halo.”
Rolling Stone, 01.10.09
“What is spectacular is the combination of the underlying melody fused in amazing precision with the rocker guitars.”
Daler Mehndi blog on Two Eyes, 23.09.09
“Surreal, transcendent, glamorous pop; as the track fades the need for another fix is immediate, repeat upon repeat.”
Plectrum review of Jackie is it my Birthday?, 01.10.09
Pick Of The Day for Wak This Bass on Rock, Music and Store pages
iTunes, 03.03.09
A-list placement for Cecilie
NME Radio and E4 Skins Radio, 09.02.09
Live studio interview with Marco & Chris
NME Radio, 05.02.09
A-list placement for Cecilie
NME Radio and E4 Skins Radio, 04.02.09
“Sexiest Brian Eno Cover”
Electra Luxx, 29.01.09
A-list placement for Cecilie
NME Radio and E4 Skins Radio, 26.01.09
“Clap For The Wolfmen”
Local Vertical, 25.01.09
A-list placement for Cecilie
NME Radio and E4 Skins Radio, 16.01.09
A-list placement for Jackie Says
NME Radio and E4 Skins Radio, 05.01.09
Marco Pirroni profile
North Fork Sound, 02.01.09
“Etonnant!…”
Dig-It (France), 18.11.08
Airplay for Better Days on Gideon Coe’s show
BBC 6 Music, 13.11.08
“If you’ve not already discovered The Wolfmen then buy this album…”
Soldier, 13.11.08
“The Wolfmen are a Velvet Goldmine of the past for the present with a portion of Ant Music also thrown in the pop pot!”
Music News & Reviews, 13.11.08
“The tunes that are blowing the office speakers this month…”
Big Cheese, 13.11.08
“Album of the year. *****”
Vive Le Punk.net, 01.11.08
“Better Days is… a sumptuous blend of 00s psych/garage rock, complete with a technicolor video montaging classic 60s surf and way-out California living.”
Music-News.com, 27.10.08
“Truly stunning…
BuTalkPunk, 27.10.08
Better Days video playlisted
V:MX Pop and V:MX Alt, 20.10.08
Better Days airplay and Wolfmen special
Hunnypot Radio, 13.10.08
Better Days video playing on Freshly Squeezed throughout October.
E4, 01.10.08
“The Company Of Wolves Part 1” – major in-depth track-by-track interview.
Planet Mondo, 29.09.08
“Album of the year. *****”
Big Cheese, 24.09.08
“A turntable terrorising beast impeccably turned with riffs and licks so infectious that jabs are the order of the day”
Losing Today, 11.09.08
“Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou take time out from their current creative frenzy to chat…”
Vive Le Punk, 10.09.08
“Marco Pirroni is one of the finest guitartists to come out of the UK punk scene: fact.”
Classic Rock, 02.10.08
“Steeped in the space-age glam boogie of Bowie and T Rex with a bit of Iggy-in-Berlin thrown in… infernally catchy…”
Mojo, 02.09.08
“Dense stuff… Extraordinarily overstated… Unholy mix…”
Uncut, 02.09.08
“…Punchy and exhilarating from start to finish this is the record that shall lead the pack to glory.”
Subba Cultcha, 02.09.08
“Proof positive that it’s both possible to both nod at your influences while keeping the creative spark alive…”
Record Collector, 27.08.08
“The album is full of Love, London, and great pop songs… a delight.”
Music For A Future Age, 26.08.08
“The Wolfmen …got more to say than any of the oh-so-cool bands that are clogging up iPods and CD racks.”
MusicOMH.com, 25.08.08
“Right from the very beginning, from the stop-start drums of opening track Needle In The Camel’s Eye, there’s a warm familiarity about The Wolfmen that reminds you of a fine wine that’s been taking its time to mature.”
MusicOMH.com, 25.08.08
