Wife Patrol selected for Next Up Fellowship
Wife Patrol has been selected for the Next Up Fellowship created by cultural development firm GANGGANG. GANGGANG’s vision for Next Up is part of the #IndyKeepsCreating series, a program powered by the City of Indianapolis in partnership with Arts Council of Indianapolis to provide support for developing musical artists to get to the next goal in their careers. Wife Patrol is one of nine musicians/musical groups selected for the fellowship.
VICE Recommends "Too Prickly" for Bandcamp Friday
VICE includes Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World in its October Bandcamp Friday recommendations.
Friday, October 2, 2020, marked another Bandcamp Friday, on which the music site committed to waiving its revenue share to give 100% of the sales profit to artists. As the First Friday tradition has grown, ‘wrap up’ lists of recommended artists to support have become more popular. VICE’s NOISEY music site included Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World in its article TGIBF—Thank God It's Bandcamp Friday! Here's What to Buy.
Of the album, writer Josh Terry wrote:
I laughed when I first heard about Wife Patrol because it's an actually funny name for a band. I also laughed when I heard their debut LP Too Prickly For This World because this Indianapolis trio makes rock 'n' roll that's so refreshing you almost have to giggle. Throughout, the band gleefully barnstorms through their punk and classic rock influences. Where the opening "Why Do I Keep Doing This to Myself" sounds like Black Sabbath or Thin Lizzy, the song unfolds into pristine jangle pop. Elsewhere soaring guitar theatrics anchor tracks like "Cactus Girl," which features lines like "I'm sick of hearing about your mother's tattoos."
Wife Patrol Premieres "Your Mother" Music Video
On Friday, October 2, 2020, Wife Patrol released the fourth single and video from their debut album Too Prickly For This World. “Your Mother” premiered with a spooky video narrative arranged by photographer/videoographer Clay Lomneth using public domain video footage. The video was also featured as “Video Of The Day” on the music blog Loud Women. The song is also available to purchase or download.
Wife Patrol to Play Lincoln Calling 2020
Wife Patrol joins the lineup of Lincoln Calling 2020.
Wife Patrol is honored to be included in the lineup for this year’s Lincoln Calling music festival. Generally held in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln Calling showcases performers of all backgrounds and concentrates on uplifting underrepresented and emerging artists. Wife Patrol will be taking the digital stage Friday, October 2nd at 9:30 PM (EDT) / 8:30 (CDT).
Free tickets are available now at lincolncalling.com. And check out all the artists playing on this playlist.
Wife Patrol in AFROPUNK's 6 New Releases You Need to Hear
See Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World featured in AFROPUNK’s “Bandcamp Friday: 6 New Releases You Need to Hear”.
Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World was released on Friday, September 4, 2020, a designated Bandcamp Day - which is when the online music site agreed to waive its revenue share on all artists’ sales for the day. Music blog and brand AFROPUNK included the debut album in its wrap-up list Bandcamp Friday: 6 New Releases You Need to Hear.
AFROPUNK’s Nathan Leigh writes:
In the space of a single song, the Indianapolis trio jump from metal riffage to joyfully catchy pub rock without losing an ounce of power or effervescence. Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World is overflowing with indelible hooks and defiant verses. Highlights like “Girl Cactus” and “Valentine Citrus” are determined to stick in your head for days.
Overblown Reviews "Too Prickly For This World"
Read Overblown’s review of Wife Patrol’s Too Prickly For This World.
UK music blog Overblown published a song by song review of Wife Patrol’s debut album Too Prickly For This World on release day, September 4, 2020. Written by Emma Laurent, the review gave the album a score of 87% or 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Laurent writes:
Wife Patrol delivers what other bands fail to when experimenting with structure. Wife Patrol finds a way to create a flawless Rocky Horror, instead of Dr Frankenstein’s jarring monster carelessly stitched together. The direction of each song is always interesting. The structure changes within songs always feel earned and are never disruptive. I’m in awe that even the songs I personally found unfavourable, the skill and theory behind each musical choice is literally noteworthy. While this album is bound to be a top album within the scene, there are moments where Wife Patrol’s technical abilities create a muted sound where I wish the band would have just let itself run wild. In future albums, I look forward to Wife Patrol’s undeniable skills unleashing themselves to create a truly unfiltered masterpiece.