Broken Wolves Go Out in a Blaze on ‘Crown Of Fire’
Toronto’s brooding psych-folk outfit Broken Wolves go out in a blaze of smoldering glory with their final release, ‘Crown Of Fire,’ a four-track EP that lands like a funeral pyre lit with love, frustration, and firelight.
Out May 23 on all streaming platforms, this is the band’s posthumous bow following their indefinite hiatus earlier this year and it might just be their finest work.
Since their 2019 debut, Broken Wolves have carved out a distinct corner of the sonic wilderness, drawing from a palette that blends dusty folk ballads with the weight of ‘90s alt-rock and the swirling haze of shoegaze. ‘Crown Of Fire’ carries on that lineage but feels more distilled—tighter, bolder, and more urgent. Thematically, it doubles down on the band’s fascination with folklore and the human/nature disconnect, but with the modern dread of environmental collapse humming just beneath the surface. There’s beauty here, but also something cracked and looming.
If ‘The Summons’ was the slow-burning ritual, Crown Of Fire is the torch thrown skyward. Equal parts myth and warning, it’s a farewell that doesn’t beg for attention as it actually earns it. And while Broken Wolves may be gone, the embers they’ve left behind burn bright.
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