
|
Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou formed the Wolfmen in 2005. Marco (guitars) enjoyed extraordinary success with ADAM & THE ANTS and later worked with Sinead O’Connor. Chris (bass, lead vocals) previously led JACKIE ONASSID and worked with Adam Ant and Annabella Lwin.
Damaged Goods released the debut Wolfmen EP – a limited edition 10” vinyl in August 2006 – which received support from JONATHAN ROSS (BBC Radio 2), MARK LAMARR (BBC Radio 2) and PHIL JUPITUS (BBC 6Music). At the start of 2007 The Wolfmen collaborated with DALER MEHNDI (the biggest selling artist Indian in music history) and PRIMAL SCREAM for a cover of Screaming Jay Hawkins’ I Put A Spell On You. The Primal collab was used for an ALEXANDER MCQUEEN catwalk show while the first track with Daler - Two Eyes (Do Naina) – went straight into the top ten on the BBC Asian Network chart and spent four weeks at NUMBER ONE. DJ Bobby Friction calls the track “The greatest crossover song to have come out of India” and THE GUARDIAN said ““This fierce bhangra-rock crossover rules. Fire up!” Another collaboration –a co-write with LOU REED – backed the band’s third single, Cecilie, which was released November 2007.
The Wolfmen are spending 2008 putting the finishing touches to their debut album, MODERNITY KILLED EVERY NIGHT with producer ALAN MOULDER (The Killers, U2, Arctic Monkeys). Fifth single Needle In The Camel’s Eye – a Brian Eno cover – was released in May 2008 and generated a double-page spread in WORD magazine and reached NUMBER ONE in MOJO’s Playlist chart.
|