''Expo 86'' is the third full-length album by

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indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band

Wolf Parade Wolf Parade is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2003 in Montreal. The band released three full-length albums before taking a five-year hiatus in 2011. They announced their return in 2016, releasing a self-titled EP in May of that year, and a ...

. It was released on 29 June 2010.

Reception

''Expo 86'' received positive reviews from critics. On

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, the album holds a score of 75/100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." "Expo 86" was recognized by ''

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'' as the No. 17 Pop & Rock Album of 2010. ''Exclaim!'' writer Josh O'Kane said: "Long gone are the densely layered sonic landscapes of Wolf Parade albums past ― Expo 86 marks an evolution in sound, but not a change. It's Spencer Krug's manic-pop circus meeting Dan Boeckner's twitchy Springsteen revivalism in one sprawling album that's simultaneously more disjointed and more confident than ever."

Track listing

Personnel

Spencer Krug Spencer Krug ( ) (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian musician. He is the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade and also records under the name Moonface. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Sun ...

– vocals, keyboards *

Dan Boeckner Dan Boeckner (; born 5 February 1978) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and podcaster. He is best known as one of the frontmen of Wolf Parade, which he helped found in 2003. Since 2013, he has also been a member of the Montreal-based ba ...

– vocals, guitar * Arlen Thompson - drums, engineer, mixing *

Dante DeCaro Dante DeCaro (born January 26, 1981) of Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, is the former guitarist/songwriter of the Canadian band Hot Hot Heat. DeCaro left the band after the recording of 2005's ''Elevator (Hot Hot Heat album), Elevator''. In t ...

– guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards *

Harris Newman Harris Newman is a mastering engineer working out of Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His studio shares a building with the Hotel2Tango recording studio, as well as Constellation Records. Newman has mastered hundreds of album ...

- mastering *

Howard Bilerman Howard Bilerman (born September 25, 1970) is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer based in Montreal, Quebec.

- recording, mixing *

Efrim Menuck Efrim Manuel Menuck (; born November 4, 1970) is a Canadian musician involved with a number of Montreal-based bands, most notably Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra. Menuck is also a frequent record producer a ...

- engineer * Gabrielle Butler - engineer (intern) * John Golden - lacquer cut * Dusty Summers and Wolf Parade - design * Meqo Sam Cecil - photography * Nick DeCaro - back cover photo * Des Shearing - front cover photo

Charts

References

2010 albums Wolf Parade albums Sub Pop albums {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub