Feed the Wolf

Feed The Wolf is the seventh release by the Brisbane band The Red Paintings. It was released in Australia on June 11, 2007, and was funded entirely by fan donations and created without management or label. The album spawned the single We Belong In The Sea. The album included two cover songs, Sing by The Dresden Dolls and Mercy Seat by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

Critical Response

'Feed The Wolf received positive reviews, but not as overwhelming as previous releases. Sputnik Music staff reviewer Alex Silveri said "Feed the Wolf isn’t the moving wonder that was Walls, nor as catchy and exciting as Destroy the Robots, but it still retains all the elements that make the Red Paintings one of the most exciting bands out there in the Australian landscape today". The album is referred to as being not as easily accessible as their previous work, although praise (also amongst user comments) was high for their rendition of the Nick Cave classic, likened to a "epic trembling wave, building itself from a slow piano introduction and ending in a hail of torrential drumming and blinding fierceness"^[1].

Similar reviews were also received on Amazon.com. User R.Trail remarked that "Feed the Wolf may not be for everyone" but was nonetheless "nothing short of breathtaking"^[2].

Track listing

"Feed The Wolf" - 5:33
"Sing" - 5:21
"We Belong In The Sea" - 3:41
"Mercy Seat" - 5:15
"Feed The Wolf (Radio Edit)" - 3:49
"Destroy The Humans" - 4:00

Personnel

Trash Mcsweeney - vocals, guitar, piano (We Belong In The Sea), keyboard, bass
Ellen Stancombe - violin
Andy Davis - drums, percussion
Amanda Holmes - bass
David Sue Yek - cello, piano (Mercy Seat)
Lionel Theunissen - Additional Vocals (Destroy the Humans)
Wayne Jennings - Cello (Destroy the Humans)

Notes

^ *Alex Silveri (June, 2007). "Feed The Wolf". "Sputnik Music". Retrieved June 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ *R.Trail (August, 2007). "Feed The Wolf". "Amazon.com". Retrieved June 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Feed_The_Wolf-1] *Alex Silveri (June, 2007). "Feed The Wolf". "Sputnik Music". Retrieved June 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[Feed_The_Wolf_EP-2] *R.Trail (August, 2007). "Feed The Wolf". "Amazon.com". Retrieved June 29, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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