Dan Boeckner#Operators

Boeckner grew up in Lake Cowichan, British Columbia{{cite web |author=Brandon Stosuy |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31313-interview-wolf-parade |title=Interview: Wolf Parade |date=5 December 2005 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214114211/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/31313-interview-wolf-parade |archivedate=14 December 2007 }} and his first band was called Say Uncle. Immediately upon graduating high school, he moved to Victoria, BC. In Victoria he became a singer/guitarist for many small, independent outfits. One of these bands was named God Shaped Vacuum, and featured a pre-Frog Eyes Carey Mercer on drums. They released one album in their brief existence, entitled Apocalypse Now!{{cite web |title=Dan Boeckner |url=http://wolfparade.nonstuff.com/ask-dan/ |work=wolfParade.nonstuff.com |year=2009 |access-date=15 October 2009 |archive-date=24 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424064730/http://wolfparade.nonstuff.com/ask-dan/ |url-status=dead }} In 2000, Boeckner co-founded notable British Columbian band Atlas Strategic with organist/vocalist John Pollard, and recorded their debut Rapture, Ye Minions!.{{cite web |title=Artist Biography: Atlas Strategic |url=http://atlas.nonstuff.com/index.html |publisher=Unofficial website |accessdate=14 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930215356/http://atlas.nonstuff.com/index.html |archive-date=30 September 2011 |url-status=dead }} The album was released on a local label, Global Symphonic. The band toured and recorded a second album/EP, which they self-released upon their demise in 2002.

Boeckner then moved to Montreal, Quebec, where he eventually met with Spencer Krug and helped form Wolf Parade.{{cite web |title=Artist Biography: Wolf Parade |url=http://subpop.com/artists/wolf_parade |publisher=SubPop.com |accessdate=25 October 2007}} Boeckner contributes his guitar skills, while also splitting songwriting duties and the role of lead singer with band-mate Krug. The band is signed to Sub Pop Records. In November 2010, Wolf Parade announced that they were taking an "indefinite hiatus".

Boeckner formed the Handsome Furs with his then fiancée Alexei Perry, in the winter of 2005.{{cite web |title=Artist Biography: Handsome Furs |url=http://subpop.com/artists/handsome_furs |publisher=SubPop.com |accessdate=25 October 2007}} The duo signed to Sub Pop Records and released their debut album Plague Park in 2007. "Face Control" was released in 2009, while Handsome Furs' latest album Sound Kapital was released in 2011. On 17 May 2012 Handsome Furs announced the band was no more on their official website.{{cite web|work=handsomefurs.com|title=The End|url=http://handsomefurs.com/the-end/|access-date=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523080242/http://handsomefurs.com/the-end/|archive-date=23 May 2012|url-status=dead}} Later, it was confirmed that the couple had broken up.{{cite news|last1=Dekel |first1=Jon |title=Divine Fits helps Dan Boeckner deal with the breakup of two bands and a marriage |url=http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/09/04/divine-fits-helps-dan-boeckner-deal-with-the-breakup-of-two-bands-and-a-marriage/ |accessdate=7 November 2014 |work=National Post |date=12 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141107234129/http://arts.nationalpost.com/2012/09/04/divine-fits-helps-dan-boeckner-deal-with-the-breakup-of-two-bands-and-a-marriage/ |archivedate=7 November 2014 }}

In October 2005, Boeckner was a part of the satirical North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative (NAHPI) and contributed to the UNICEF benefit song "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?". Boeckner also played on Islands' debut album Return to the Sea. He played guitar on the opening track "Swans (Life After Death)" and he played in the "marching band" on the track "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone".{{cite web|publisher=Pop Montreal |url=http://popmontreal.com/en/node/1015 |title=Traces of Civilization: Islands Return to the Sea |accessdate=25 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071108193013/http://popmontreal.com/en/node/1015 |archivedate=8 November 2007 }}

After the breakup of Handsome Furs, Boeckner formed Divine Fits with Britt Daniel in 2011 while Daniel was on break from his band Spoon.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16972-a-thing-called-divine-fits/|title=Divine Fits: A Thing Called Divine Fits|work=Pitchfork|accessdate=1 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/entertainment/54648899-81/band-divine-fits-lake.html.csp|title=New band Divine Fits will headline Thursday's Twilight Concert|accessdate=1 April 2017|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=7 August 2012}} The band released one studio album, A Thing Called Divine Fits, in 2012 to positive reviews{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/a-thing-called-divine-fits/divine-fits|title=A THING CALLED DIVINE FITS|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=1 April 2017}} and one live album, Live at Third Man Records, in 2014.

In May 2014, Boeckner debuted his new band, Operators, during Canadian Music Week in Toronto. In January 2016, the Operators announced that their debut album, "Blue Wave", would be released on 1 April 2016.

In January 2016, Wolf Parade announced on their website that their hiatus was over, and that they would be returning to the stage with a series of live shows starting in May 2016. In May 2016, Wolf Parade released a self titled EP.

Since 2021, Boeckner has co-hosted the podcast The Bottlemen with Riley Quinn.{{cite web |title=The Bottlemen |url=https://thebottlemen.podbean.com/ |website=thebottlemen.podbean.com |access-date=2 September 2022 |language=en}} The podcast focuses primarily on Canadian politics from a left-wing perspective and is broadly a part of the so-called Dirtbag left, featuring frequent guest appearances from figures associated with that scene.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

• Boeckner! (2024) Sub Pop Records

• Rapture, Ye Minions! (2000) Global Symphonic
• That's Familiar! (2002) Self-released

• Wolf Parade (4-song EP) (2003) Self-Released
• Wolf Parade (6-song EP) (2004) Self-Released
• Wolf Parade (EP) (2005) Sub Pop
• Apologies to the Queen Mary (2005) Sub Pop
• At Mount Zoomer (2008) Sub Pop
• Expo 86 (2010) Sub Pop
• Wolf Parade (EP) (2016) Self-Released
• Cry Cry Cry (2017) Sub Pop
• Thin Mind (2020) Sub Pop

• Plague Park (2007) Sub Pop
• Face Control (2009) Sub Pop
• Sound Kapital (2011) Sub Pop

• A Thing Called Divine Fits (2012) Merge Records

• EP 1 (2014) Last Gang Records
• Blue Wave (2016) Last Gang Records
• Radiant Dawn (2019) Last Gang Records

• Ultimate Vibes Hair Dryer Peaceful Piano Chill Lo-Fi Transcendental Study Mindfulness Crazysexycool Wellness Sleepy John Vibes Vol 1 Sissy Graydon Carter (2019) Self-released
• Glassed Planet (2020) Self-released

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• [https://www.subpop.com/artists/handsome_furs Sub Pop: Handsome Furs]
• [https://www.subpop.com/artists/wolf_parade Sub Pop: Wolf Parade]
• [http://www.globalsymphonic.com/ Global Symphonic site]
• [http://wolfparade.nonstuff.com/ Wolf Parade fan site]
• [http://atlas.nonstuff.com/ Atlas Strategic site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070314041336/http://atlas.nonstuff.com/handsomefurs/index.html Handsome Furs fan site]
• [http://www.operatorsmusic.com/ Operators Official Site]

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