60 Songs That Explain the '90s Wolf Parade — “I’ll Believe in Anything”
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Apr 22, 2026 
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Canadian writer and broadcaster, joins to revisit Montreal and Toronto’s indie moments. They unpack Wolf Parade’s sudden resurgence via a TV needle drop. Short takes on misheard lyrics, the band’s live ferocity, how scenes form, and why viral reheat culture reshapes how we hear old songs.
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Anthemic Intensity From Modest Lyrics
- Wolf Parade blends inward, scruffy indie ethos with ferocious, arena-sized delivery that transforms modest lyrics into anthemic proclamations.
- Rob contrasts Dan Bochner's anti‑star sentiment with the Springsteen/Billy Corgan‑level intensity Wolf Parade applies to similar lines, making small words feel huge.
How Loud Listening Masked The Lyrics
- Rob confesses he misheard the opening line of I'll Believe in Anything for years because he was fixated on Spencer Krug's ferocity.
- He assumed the song was a panic‑attack, climactic TV cue long before it actually became a romantic needle drop.
Song Found New Life In Gay Hockey Kiss Scene
- Rob describes watching Heated Rivalry with his wife and not expecting I'll Believe in Anything to soundtrack a gay hockey kiss scene.
- He was surprised how the song's escalating panic fit the on‑ice declaration of love despite his previous misreading.
