If you’ve been around me long enough you’ve heard Vulpeck.

Since I discovered them in 2016 they’ve grown to be my favorite band. Their discography is perfect for:

I’ve been a fan for almost 10 years, and while it’s been a smooth road, there has been some releases that made me worried for the longevity of this band. Hill Climbers and The Joy of Music the Thrill of Real Estate to be specific.

However, after their 2022 release of Sauna, I’ve been enjoying the almost non-stop bangers coming from Vulpeck and Vulfmon, and now that they’ve released another album in this new-vulf-era—it’s a good time to be a Vulf fan.

Vulpeck’s newest album was recorded during a live performance. I didn’t know this at first but they’ve been performing many of these tracks on tours for some time. As someone who lives pretty far from most tour stops, it’s nice to finally get to hear them!

Notably, this album wasn’t mastered by Jack Stratton, and as someone who doesn’t know much about sound mastering, I can actually tell. The bass sits below the rest of the band and the vocals have a bit of a shimmery sound to them.

The vocals remind me a bit of Jungle, but not leaning fully into that sound. It helps that they have a lot of singers on this track and they layer over each other very nicely.

While some might prefer the sounds of their first albums, I think it’s a nice (and natural) progression of the signature Vulf sound.

My favorite characteristics of Vulpeck is their high energy and their whimsy.

So much of what Vulfpeck does is dripping in fun. Just watch any of their performances and you can tell—these guys love what they do. While looking through some conversations about this album it seems some people have forgotten an important truth:

To be clear, I’m not a purest. It’s ok for people to not enjoy Clarity of Cal, but one reason I love it so much is the fun, whimsical, theatrical, almost-children’s-music tracks.

La Gioconda and This is Not the Song I wrote are reminiscent of tracks like Captain Hook, 1 for 1, DiMaggio, Conscious Club, and so on.

I love that Vulpeck can have fun with their lyrics and make a song about the 1911 heist of the Mona Lisa.

I haven’t met a single person who didn’t enjoy something about Vulfpeck. I can understand if it’s just not for you, but if you don’t try, you’ll never know.

It’s so funky and it’s low volume.