''Wolves'' is the second full-length release

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duo

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. It was produced by

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(

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) and

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(singer and bassist of +44 and

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). The third track, "Retina and the Sky" was also featured on the soundtrack of

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''. The album had a delayed release, first digitally on August 20, 2007 and physically October 2, 2007. Wolves features guest performers

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on drums in "Elephant" and

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on drums in the rest of the tracks. Cover art is by Frank Maddocks Design. The disc was available at stores starting February 12, 2008.

Background

Based out of Bellingham, WA, since the age of 12 Michael Harris and Daniel Anderson of Idiot Pilot have been producing and composing music. With the release of

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in 2004 with

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, then a re-release in 2005 on Reprise, anticipation had built for a new record. With producer

(At the Drive-In, Glassjaw) and

(singer and bassist of +44 and

), Idiot Pilot spent four months in the studio recording Wolves.

Reception and aftermath

The release of ''Wolves'' pushed Idiot Pilot on the mainstream scene. Their second song "Elephant" had

on drums which brought a larger fan base from Blink 182. Their third song on the album, "Retina and the Sky", made its way on to the Transformers soundtrack. With the initial success of the album, Idiot Pilot joined the

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tour with

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and

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in late 2008. Early 2009, Idiot Pilot parted ways with Reprise "due to artistic differences".

Track listing

Personnel

;Idiot Pilot *Michael Harris -

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* Daniel Anderson -

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, keyboards, unclean vocals ;Additional Musicians *

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on "Elephant" *

- Drums ;Artwork *Frank Maddocks - Creative Director, design, photography *Darren Ankenman - Photography ;Production *

- Producer *

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- Mastering *Craig Aaronson & Rachel Howard - A&Rs *James Ingram & Paul Turpin -

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s *Chip Westerfield - Engineer, vocal producer *Tim Palmer & Jamie Seyberth Mixing

References

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