Brooklyn-based duo hunter & wolfe often wrap their vulnerable lyrics in sarcasm and loud indie-rock stylings, drawing inspiration from Elliott Smith, St. Vincent, Phoebe Bridgers, and more disco than they’d care to admit.
Starting in 2011, hunter & wolfe released a self-titled EP and a full-length album, Days and Works. Their most recent record, Late Then Never, has been featured in Spotify’s Fresh Finds, Impose Magazine, and The Deli Magazine among others.
I deserve this., hunter & wolfe’s forthcoming 11-track album, was written during sleepless nights about sleepless nights. It is about the self-importance to think you deserve something, and the self-loathing to think what you deserve is nothing good. Vocalist Michael Maffei and guitarist Sundeep Kapur’s message of ennui, lost love, and the paradox of choice in the modern era reflect both a seriousness and the self-awareness to not take themselves too seriously.
The songs were written by Michael Maffei, and the record was co-produced by Asher Kurtz, Sundeep Kapur, and Michael Maffei. The record features Michael Maffei (vocals, guitar, piano), Sundeep Kapur (lead guitar), Anders Kapur (bass), Sean Mullins (drums, percussion), Chris Baum (violin), and Asher Kurtz (guitar). It also features vocals from Asher Kurtz (Anyone) and Gabbi Coenen of RVBY MY DEAR (Laugh Lines).
