Dressed Like Wolves

{{Short description|Musical artist}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Dressed Like Wolves

| image = rickinthefrontroom.jpg

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| background = group_or_band

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| origin = Teesside

| genre = Folk

| years_active = 2009–present

| website = {{URL|http://www.dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com}}

| current_members = Rick Dobbing

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Dressed Like Wolves is the recording project of Teesside based songwriter Rick Dobbing. He began to track songs together with friends at home in early 2009. His first full-length 'I Could Walk on Water, But I'd Rather Part the Sea'. was self-released in May 2010.{{cite web |url=http://dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com/album/i-could-walk-on-water-but-id-rather-part-the-sea |title=I Could Walk on Water, But I'd Rather Part the Sea | Dressed Like Wolves |publisher=Dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com |date=2010-04-26 |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623040916/http://dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com/album/i-could-walk-on-water-but-id-rather-part-the-sea |archivedate=2011-06-23 }} It was met with praise from internet blogs{{cite web|url=http://daydreamgeneration.com/site/review-dressed-like-wolves-i-could-walk-on-water-but-id-rather-part-the-sea/ |title=Review: Dressed Like Wolves – I Could Walk On Water, But I'd Rather Part The Sea |publisher=the daydream generation |date=1999-02-22 |accessdate=2011-07-30}} and radio stations, appearing on several podcasts and personal Top 100 lists of the year.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghman.com/best-of-2010-final-list |title=Best of 2010/2011 – Final List « Edinburgh Man Podcasts |publisher=Edinburghman.com |date=2011-01-03 |accessdate=2011-07-30}} In the following months, the group made several appearances on both online/CD based music compilations{{cite web |url=http://cllct.com/release/apolf9 |title=apolf! #9 |publisher=CLLCT |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914234148/http://cllct.com/release/apolf9 |archivedate=2011-09-14 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.kittynation.com/kittylicks/ |title=Kitty Licks Vol. #5 COMING SOON! |publisher=Kittynation.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916184101/http://www.kittynation.com/kittylicks/ |archivedate=2011-09-16 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.monsterk7.com/english.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311192402/http://www.monsterk7.com/english.html |archivedate=2010-03-11 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.stereomood.com/mood/sad |title=sad playlist - stereomood - music for moods and activities |publisher=stereomood |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810161220/http://www.stereomood.com/mood/sad |archivedate=2011-08-10 }} and local radio. Subsequently, a second full-length {{cite web |url=http://dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com/album/sometimes-youve-got-to-stop-caving-and-melt |title=Sometimes You've Got To Stop Caving And Melt | Dressed Like Wolves |publisher=Dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com |date=2011-04-08 |accessdate=2011-07-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829060916/http://dressedlikewolves.bandcamp.com/album/sometimes-youve-got-to-stop-caving-and-melt |archivedate=2011-08-29 }} was released in 2011. The group were also featured in online showcase BalconyTV in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.balconytv.com/v/dressed-like-wolves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004144354/http://www.balconytv.com/v/dressed-like-wolves |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |title=DRESSED LIKE WOLVES - Video Archive - BALCONYTV - Over 20 million video views - Music with a View |publisher=Balconytv |date= |accessdate=2011-07-30}} Recently, the band have been billed alongside Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard, Forest Fire and Euros Childs.

The group are currently completing their fourth LP and playing dates in the North East of England.