Wolf Parade's lupine charm emerged from the cross-pollinating world of indie Montreal in 2005 with the excellent debut Apologies to the Queen Mary. Five years and many not-completely-inaccurate comparisons to Modest Mouse later, they return with their third record. Replete with the off-kilter yelping of singers the prolific Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner and tense guitars of their previous work, Expo 86 has an endearing darkness about it. Even when there are moments that ought to sound neighbourly ("In the aftermath of storms, I'll let you use my hammer"), Wolf Parade's aesthetic makes their intentions sound sinister. The pair's lyrics are gleefully literary: when Krug sings, "Just another pair of boat shoes walking away from the harbour" in Cloud Shadow on the Mountain, it sounds like a Bret Easton Ellis line set to a Modern Lovers track. Wolf Parade might be trickier to love than former tour buddies Arcade Fire, but Expo 86 is both smart and dense enough to warrant your attention.