The Handsome Furs have announced a Toronto show and more surprisingly they've announced that they secretly love the city. They are currently touring Europe and the UK but they announced today that they've added a December 5th show at Lee's Palace in Toronto to the schedule. On their Myspace the Furs said:"HANDSOME FURS LOVE THIS CITY: TORONTOHey Folks,Happily we announce a December 5th gig at ...
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Face Patrol churns within the tensions between answer and question, avoiding reassuring resolution in favor of Dan Boeckner’s restless guitars and frayed vocals menacingly pacing around Alexei Perry’s hollow, post-postindustrial synthesizers. This sophomore effort should put to rest the notion that Handsome Furs are a mere Wolf Parade side project.Reminds us of: Springsteen at his most urgent
The always clever and crafty Handsome Furs were kind enough to bring their new single “I’m Confused” (from their highly anticipated sophomore release Face Control) to an embedded theater near you (and your closest laptop). And what better way to fuel a hyped 80’s keyboard sound with indie aspiration than… a zombie love story! [...]
Artist: Handsome FursAlbum: Face ControlDate Released: March 10, 2009Genre: indie rockRating: 8.2Review:Canada’s Handsome Furs released their second full-length on Sub Pop records this past March. Face Control boasts twelve thumping post-everything anthems. Their distinctive scratchy style persists throughout the record with each track urging the anticipation of the next.Take the trend-setting .
The husband/wife duo of Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade fame), and writer Alexei Perry released their sophomore album, Face Control, this week. Admittedly, I've been a fan of Boeckner's for some time now, though I didn't care especially for the couple's first disc, 2007's Plague Park. Fortunately, Handsome Furs are back with a lean, mean, collection of 12 songs combining Boeckner's signature voc...
Montreal really has become the hotbed for indie rock music. Think of it as Seattle circa 1992, but with less flannel.That city's Handsome Furs have announced details about the release of their sophomore record. The 12-track Face Control is scheduled for release on February 3rd.Handsome Furs' websiteHandsome Furs' Myspace
I had to stop what I was doing and share a Handsome Furs tune with you. Handsome Furs is the side project of Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and his fiancé. And after one listen I am loving it...my MOGtiply friends can check out the entire disc on my multi page...peaceb
This one rocks. It's off Face Control, the latest from Handsome Furs. If you like it, you can download it for free along with an album's worth of other cool Sub Pop tracks here:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W2YISK/ref=pe_26370_11629470_fe_txt_2/Thanks to Rocknrollpimp for hipping me to the sampler.
i really shouldnt be mogging right now. i have a hundred things i have to do by tomorrow/ whatev!i gave a presentation on noise pollution last week and i, how do you say? NAILED IT! but i also learned a lot, and decided that i should probably start bringing ear plugs to the next live show i go to...did you know...1) when you are exposed to noise 130-140 decibels, you normally feel pain (they ca...