For over a year, we have had a profound fascination with Dream of a Man in a Top Hat, having featured a slew of their impactful releases. When we heard that the talented and unique duo had just released, Wolfcrier, we were curious to say the least.
Drawing us in with cerebral percussion and a dimensional bassline with a fierce and evocative electric guitar performance, Dream of a Man in a Top Hat open Wolfcrier with the avant-garde, post-punk dynamism that we have come to love from the creative pair.
With subversive, dark wave inspired vocals, the band take us on a thought-provoking journey with a theme that we are all too familiar with! Wolfcrier is a term that is not commonly used in everyday language, but it refers to someone who cries out like a wolf, tinged with a nuance of dishonesty and harking back to the original fable.
“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is a famous story that teaches a moral lesson about the consequences of lying. In the story, a young shepherd boy repeatedly tricks the villagers into thinking a wolf is attacking his flock of sheep by crying out for help when there is no real danger. The villagers rush to his aid, only to discover that it was a false alarm. Eventually, when a real wolf does appear and the boy cries out for help, the villagers do not believe him, thinking it’s another trick. As a result, the wolf attacks the sheep, and the boy learns the hard way that his dishonesty has serious consequences. The moral of the story is that if you lie or deceive others repeatedly, you may not be believed when you are telling the truth, and trust is easily broken.
This message is brought to life by Dream of a Man in a Top Hat with conscious depth, through the dark-wave, avant-garde opus. The genre fusion pushes the boundaries of traditional music conventions, often incorporating experimental techniques and unconventional sounds, but also holds a sense of nostalgia that Dream of a Man in a Top Hat manifest with their wider discography.
Listening to the sounds of Lee Leffler and Michael Frackleton invites us to expand our musical horizons, challenging our preconceived notions of what music can be, and fostering creativity and open-mindedness. By exposing ourselves to Dream of a Man in a Top Hat‘s universe, we gain a deeper appreciation for the diversity and innovation within the world of music. It also inspire us to think outside the box and explore new possibilities in one’s own creative endeavors.
We love the intentional depth that the pair create with, and have added Wolfcrier to our New Music Spotlight playlist, as well as our brand new TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream Dream of a Man in a Top Hat‘s wider discography, and anticipate future releases from Lee Leffler and Michael Frackleton!