Don't be fooled by the grainy video: Patrick Wolf's one of Britain's newest musical wunderkinds.

Raised in South London, Wolf's musical musings started early with violin and chorus lessons. Harnessing the innovation of youth, Wolf began to synergize this classical training with his burgeoning love of electronic music. While he may have found solace, Wolf's home life left much to be desired: incessant bullying forced him to switch schools and he fell out with his parents.

Moving out at the age of sixteen, Wolf made a living with a string quartet, Maison Crimineaux. It was during a performance in Paris that Wolf first hooked up with electronic music legend, Capitol K, who helped Wolf produce his first album, Lycanthropy.

A critical success, the album introduced Wolf to a wider audience, including Chicks on Speed and The Hidden Cameras, with both of whom he's performed. Last year saw the release of Wolf's second album, Wind in The Wires. Lesser people may abuse their success, living it up at bars and clubs. Not Wolf. He's busy recording his third album, The Magic Position, which will feature a collaboration with Marianne Faithfull. Keep your ears peeled around February 2007, when it's meant to drop.

In the meantime, enjoy this video from Wolf's debut album, "To The Lighthouse".

Also, can we just say that Wolf brings back fond memories of the late, great Frank Tovey?