EP Recommendation: “The Obsolete Illusion” by Wolfmen of Mars (2025)

When I recommended The Besnard Lakes’ recent “Carried It Around” I brought up the old talking point from Wolf Parade about them only writing “halloween songs or christmas songs,” and I have to bring that up once again if only to emphatically state that the October 31st release of the 13 minute EP titled “The Obsolete Illusion” from instrumental rockers Wolfmen of Mars are some of the most “Halloween” non-Halloween songs I’ve ever heard. Sounding something like a modern day surf-rock but from a timeline where suf-rockers had too many bad acid trips during the time of 80’s nu-wave before deciding to just say “fuck it” and down-tune their guitars to invoke hair-metal all the while playing video games on an original grey brick Game Boy. Does that make any sense? Take a listen and see!