Spencer Krug, the Wolf Parade co-founder whose songwriting has defined a generation of Canadian indie rock, is releasing a solo piano version of “I’ll Believe In Anything,” out now on Sub Pop worldwide (and on Pronounced Kroog in Canada.) The track comes from Wolf Parade’s debut full-length ‘Apologies To The Queen Mary,’ and it has been living rent-free in the cultural conversation since its prominent placement in the hit TV series Heated Rivalry.
The numbers behind this moment are real and they are significant. The original recording of “I’ll Believe In Anything” has crossed 40 million streams on Spotify, with 20 million of those arriving since Heated Rivalry premiered in late November. The band’s monthly listenership on the platform has grown to over 2 million. A Vulture interview published February 9th digs into the connection between the song and the show.
This new version started as something intimate and unplanned. Krug performed it during his solo set at Unreal City Fest at Russian Hall in Vancouver, and the social media response was immediate and overwhelming. He took that energy into Risque Disque Records in Ladysmith, BC, and committed the performance to tape for a proper release. The recording carries the weight and warmth that made the original so affecting, now distilled to a single instrument and voice.
Krug brings the solo show to St. James Hall in Vancouver on June 5th. Wolf Parade, meanwhile, hits the road for a run of Canadian headline dates this March, opening in St. Catharines at the Warehouse on March 11th and 12th, moving to Bridgeworks in Hamilton on March 13th, and closing out at Sonic Hall in Guelph on March 14th and 15th. More dates are on the way.