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The duo of Handsome Furs, comprising Montreal residents Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and his wife Alexei Perry, began as an idea in the winter of 2005. Dark and minimal while noisy and earnest, the point was to be as sparse and repetitive as possible with the help of little more than vocals, guitars, and a new drum machine. Plague Park was released on May 22, 2007. Songs of earthbound captains, eggs made of gold and iron, and sleepless bodies have been born. Boeckner’s disenchanted vocals thinly resonate while cloaked in a frenzied undertone of fear and uncertainty, all punctuated by bare drum machine beats. Through the course of each track, a deep-seated sense of longing is leveled out by staunch realism as a restless disdain for both urban life and smaller towns collide. Handsome Furs toured Europe before having recorded any songs, and has since opened for the likes of Paavoharju, Islaja, David Cross and Modest Mouse before having released a proper record. Recorded at Wolf Parade’s studio, Mount Zoomer, in the heart of December, Plague Park is their debut. It is a record of melancholic tendency and heartfelt desire; a stripped down symphony relegated between city and country, and made for ears of either side.
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Hannelora24 wrote:
Props to the Furs for giving me a reason to look forward to February.
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jaan23 wrote:
can't wait? time to join this group: http://www.last.fm/group/Dumb+Animals
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antonio_x wrote:
Can't wait for the new album!
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guntrip wrote:
new album <3 <3 <3 <3
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elcitizenkane wrote:
i dig
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jaan23 wrote:
new album out on february 3rd! details and tracklist here: http://www.subpop.com/releases/handsome_furs/full_lengths/face_control
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shilohcoral wrote:
I just added a bunch of new photos. GO VOTE!
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ofSimone wrote:
im keen
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JoFresh wrote:
Hey these guys just put out a new record. I’m really diggin on the video for "confessor". If you like quality indie rock music Check it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjIQFU9nb http://www.myspace.com/annuals
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Ahrk wrote:
I will travel to fucking DENMARK! to experience what is known as a Handsome Fur.
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zennor wrote:
grown on me
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noEulogy wrote:
awesome show yesterday in zagreb (croatia). they were both super sweet :) can't wait for the new album!
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CortexBomb48 wrote:
Thanks for the upload of the new tracks...I saw them in Detroit and they put on one heck of a show, I'm really looking forward to the new album
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Ringwraith84 wrote:
live (kind of) videos of the songs posted by jaan23... even hd versions. http://radiok.cce.umn.edu/multimedia/audio/handsomefurs/
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jaan23 wrote:
Join the first Handsome Furs group: http://www.last.fm/group/Dumb+Animals
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poppyrocky wrote:
That mechanical, souless drum machine sound is part of what makes Plague Park good. City vs. country, soul vs machine, etc. is what the album is all about.
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shilohcoral wrote:
""Handsome Furs needs a drummer with mad skills" no srsly " HELL NO. DRUM MACHINE FTW
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jaan23 wrote:
two new songs played live on CBC radio! Legal Tender Thy Will Be Done
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jaan23 wrote:
dito... rumors say january...
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PunchDrunkNort wrote:
Need the new album nowwwwww!!!!
Events
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Dec
6
Etoiles Polaires Montréal: Handsome Furs / Think about life
Balzaal Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium
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11
François Virot
Point Ephémère, Paris, France
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| 6 attendees
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Feb
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Handsome Furs
Locomotiv Club, Bologna, Italy
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| 5 attendees
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THE BEGINNING OF THE BEGINNING
18 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/handsomefurs
February just started looking a little lovelier for us: 11-feb FR Paris Super Festival @ Point Ephemere
12-feb FR Besançon Le Cylindre @ Generiq Festival
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