We Are Wolves

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When We Are Wolves arrived on the burgeoning early-aughts Montreal music scene, their product was a kind of chaos magique. The duet of art-school friends Alexander Ortiz and Vincent Levesque were mischief-makers, contrarians—the kind of magicians who yank the tablecloth off a perfectly-set table simply to smash the dishes on the floor.

Formed in 2000 at the beginning of the “rock’n’roll revival”, We Are Wolves sidestepped that trend. Instead of donning white belts and wailing on guitars, they dusted off unfashionable analogue synthesizers and drum machines and conjured heavily rhythmical, primitive sounds overlaid with squelching synths and primal scream-therapy vocals. Signing with Fat Possum Records for their first album Non-Stop Je Te Plie En Deux in 2005, they became a unique voice in the global dance/art/punk explosion led by contemporaries like LCD Soundsystem, Liars, Bloc Party, and DFA1979. The band released five more albums over the next two decades, including the critically acclaimed Total Magique in 2007 and career highlight Wrong on Simone Records in 2016. The band toured extensively and performed at some of the world’s biggest festivals: SXSW (Austin), CMJ (New York), The Great Escape (UK), Osheaga (Montreal), FIMPRO (Mexico), Les Eurockéennes (France), Reeperbahn Festival (Germany), opening for such bands as And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Gossip, Gorillaz, Muse, Indochine, and Bloc Party.

Now, five years after the release of the EP La Main de Dieu, the duo of Alexander Ortiz and Vincent Levesque cast a spell for a sixth and final album. Many years in the making, this ultimate album confronts an era of social unrest, information overload, environmental cataclysm, and wartime malaise. What magic trick do they use this time? They somehow unsmashed the dishes, replaced them perfectly on the table, and slipped the tablecloth back under them—creating order out of chaos—by fashioning some of the sharpest and most concise songs in their catalogue, counterbalanced with their noisiest and most “out there” tracks. Featuring guitar contributions from A Place To Bury Strangers’ Oliver Ackermann and Joseph Yarmush of SUUNS, We Are Wolves harness the sounds of synth rock, garage rock, cold wave, post punk, cumbia, tropical psych, and 90’s alt-rock, achieving a decades- and continents-straddling mixtape in which lyrical themes of confusion and alienation are tempered by the clarity of masterful pop craftsmanship.

This new album, presented by the band’s longtime label Simone Records, was produced by the band themselves, and recorded in several places: at Death By Audio NYC with noise-master Oliver Ackermann of A Place To Bury Strangers; with esteemed producer Odin Parada while exiled in Mexico; and by Vincent and Alex in their studio. It was mixed in Montreal by engineer Adrian Popovich (SUUNS, DFA1979, Duchess Says).

Top tracks

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Fight and Kiss
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Total Magique
03:04
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
01
Paloma
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Invisible Violence
04:39
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
09
Psychic Kids
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Total Magique
04:17
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
01
Wicked Games
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Wicked Games
03:16
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
10
Teenage, Bats and Anthropology
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Total Magique
03:54
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
08
So Nice, So Cold
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
02:48
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
13
Total Solide
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Total Magique
04:40
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
04
Coconut Night
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Total Magique
03:50
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz

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  • Discography
Albums
(P) 2024 Simone Records
08-11-2024
NADA
01
Transition
We Are Wolves
NADA
03:31
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
02
Attention
We Are Wolves
NADA
02:41
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
03
Man In The Military
We Are Wolves
NADA
02:16
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
04
Cumbia de el que no sabe
We Are Wolves
NADA
01:50
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
05
Subterráneo
We Are Wolves
NADA
02:50
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
06
I Draw Ribbons
We Are Wolves
NADA
02:54
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
07
Horizontal Jeans
We Are Wolves
NADA
03:29
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
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(P) 2016 Fantôme Records
30-09-2016
Wrong
01
Inconsiderate
We Are Wolves
Wrong
03:22
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
02
Cynical
We Are Wolves
Wrong
02:43
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
03
Wicked Games
We Are Wolves
Wrong
03:16
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
04
Wrong
We Are Wolves
Wrong
02:45
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
05
I Don't Mind
We Are Wolves
Wrong
03:40
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
06
Broken Arrow
We Are Wolves
Wrong
06:42
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
07
In the Land of the Real
We Are Wolves
Wrong
04:33
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
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(P) 2013 We Are Wolves sous licence Simone Records
06-02-2013
La mort pop club
01
As The Moon Sets
We Are Wolves
La mort pop club
03:17
Composers: We Are Wolves
02
We Are Made Of Fire (Sisyphus)
We Are Wolves
La mort pop club
02:50
Composers: We Are Wolves
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Night
We Are Wolves
La mort pop club
03:04
Composers: We Are Wolves
04
Sun
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La mort pop club
04:43
Composers: We Are Wolves
05
Angel
We Are Wolves
La mort pop club
02:55
Composers: We Are Wolves
06
Moving Fast
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La mort pop club
03:39
Composers: We Are Wolves
07
Snake In The Sand
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La mort pop club
03:24
Composers: We Are Wolves
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(P) 2009 We Are Wolves sous licence Simone Records
06-10-2009
Invisible Violence
01
Paloma
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
04:39
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
02
Holding Hands
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
02:28
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
03
Walking Commotion
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
04:34
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
04
Dreams
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
03:16
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
05
Vague
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
03:14
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
06
Reaching For The Sky
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
05:28
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
07
Me As Enemy
We Are Wolves
Invisible Violence
02:41
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
(P) 2007 We Are Wolves sous licence Simone Records
04-09-2007
Total Magique
01
Fight and Kiss
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
03:04
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
02
Magique
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
02:25
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
03
Some Words
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
02:44
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
04
Coconut Night
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
03:50
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
05
I Wrote Your Name on a Kite
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
03:12
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
06
Vietnam
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
03:19
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
07
Walk Away, Walk
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
03:23
Composers: Antonin Adam-Canac Marquis - Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
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(P) 2005 We Are Wolves sous licence Simone Records
20-09-2005
Non-stop je te plie en deux
01
Little Birds
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
03:14
Composers: We Are Wolves
02
L.L. Romeo
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
04:03
Composers: We Are Wolves
03
La Nature
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
05:43
Composers: We Are Wolves
04
Snare Me
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
03:24
Composers: We Are Wolves
05
Namaï-Taïla-Cambodge (Go-Tabla-Go)
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
05:37
Composers: We Are Wolves
06
Non-Stop
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
03:02
Composers: We Are Wolves
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Moi, Rythme Magique
We Are Wolves
Non-stop je te plie en deux
00:23
Composers: We Are Wolves
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EPs
(P) 2019 Simone Records
16-08-2019
La main de Dieu
01
Entre Tus Brazos
We Are Wolves
La main de Dieu
03:26
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
02
La main de Dieu
We Are Wolves
La main de Dieu
03:40
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
03
En La Noche
We Are Wolves
La main de Dieu
02:30
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
04
Le feu du ciel
We Are Wolves
La main de Dieu
02:24
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
05
Sous le soleil
We Are Wolves
La main de Dieu
02:40
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
Singles
(P) 2024 Simone Records
18-09-2024
Attention
01
Attention
We Are Wolves
Attention
02:41
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
02
Súper Normal
We Are Wolves
Attention
04:05
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
03
Transition
We Are Wolves
Attention
03:34
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
(P) 2024 Simone Records
17-07-2024
Súper Normal
01
Súper Normal
We Are Wolves
Súper Normal
04:05
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
(P) 2024 Simone Records
30-05-2024
Transition
01
Transition
We Are Wolves
Transition
03:31
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
2020 We Are Wolves Birmingham
01-07-2020
6 A.M. on Saturday
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6 A.M. on Saturday
We Are Wolves
6 A.M. on Saturday
04:52
Composers: Lee Goldenberg
(P) 2019 Simone Records
14-06-2019
Entre Tus Brazos
01
Entre Tus Brazos
We Are Wolves
Entre Tus Brazos
03:26
Composers: Vincent Levesque - Alexander Ortiz
(P) 2018 Simone Records
14-11-2018
En La Noche
01
En La Noche
We Are Wolves
En La Noche
02:30
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
(P) 2016 Fantôme Records
21-06-2016
Wicked Games
01
Wicked Games
We Are Wolves
Wicked Games
03:16
Composers: Alexander Ortiz - Vincent Levesque
We Are Wolves
13-11-2015
Feed Them
01
Feed Them
We Are Wolves
Feed Them
03:47
Writer: We Are Wolves / Composers: We Are Wolves
02
Paranoid
We Are Wolves
Feed Them
04:18
Writer: Black Sabbath / Composers: Black Sabbath