"Wolf Parade's latest album plays like the big leap the band could have attempted last decade-without ever quite recapturing the odd, jittery intensity that made them so beguiling ... Wolf Parade's sound was once state of the art, but Thin Mind captures only intermittent reminders of how wild and wonderful their moment was"

"In reverting to the original gang of three, Wolf Parade have symbolically and sonically returned to a template that feels as organic as it did with their debut, fifteen years ago. Thin Mind speaks to the concerns of an age fraught with ennui and commodification; much-needed social commentary scored with the understated, melodic, often allusive edge that is the outfit's creative stamp"