Fresh off a tour with Speakers in Code faves, Deer Tick, One Wolf is garnering mucho atención with its gruff and gritty mix of punky-folk, reminiscent of the DT sound. One Wolf is not one note, however; the band bounces to and fro along the sound spectrum, sometimes rocking out in a gnarly way, sometimes slowing it down and muddling the latter’s rough edges.
“Backyard” is a hazy in-betweener meant to carry you into the weekend, and its title alternately serves as a perfect location to blast this song. Just ensure you’ve got a 12-pack in tow to really do it up right.
The band’s sophomore album, One Wolf II: Secret of the Wolf, is out now.