Handsome Furs
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AMG Review of Face Control
Margaret Reges
All Music GuideSimilar to their 2007 debut, Plague Park, the Handsome Furs' sophomore effort is super moody and a little on the brainy side. Named after a practice common to upscale Russian nightclubs in which people are admitted based on physical attractiveness, Face Control places itself in a stark, scrubby, post-Soviet Russian landscape. And for anyone interested in that level of listening, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry's haunting Russian storylines will hold some interest. That said, the braininess of this album isn't the main attraction. At its core, Face Control showcases the Handsome Furs' wonderful way with song. The album feels weirdly familiar, full of gritty hooks that conjure up Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty -- you could call it computerized roots rock. "Talking Hotel Arbat Blues," for all its rumbling, computerized bells and whistles, is built on a downright prehistoric rock riff, the one behind songs like "Summertime Blues." Getting back to basics like this is a radical move, and there are times when Face Control has problems getting out from under the shadow of Springsteen. But most of the time this newfangled approach to howling, heartfelt rock & roll feels really, really good. Rollicking, fire-slicked tracks like "Evangeline," "All We Want Baby," and "Radio Kalingrad," with their gorgeously dark underpinnings, make it clear that Face Control makes good on all the promise Plague Park had to offer. For an album set in Russia and made by an artsy indie rock duo from Montreal, Face Control feels shockingly down-home American -- the kind of music that would normally find its home in crumbling Rust Belt towns. Barring all that, it's just a solid album, and just another example of Boeckner and Perry's tingling creative chemistry.
Handsome Furs: "Face Control"- album review
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Face Control is the second album from Montreal duo Handsome Furs.The calling card of the band is big electronic beats played under songs with an indie rock flair. Face Control's songs, like the hypercharged "I'm Confused" take those fat drum and bass lines and filled them out with tremendous guitar hooks. That means, unlike much of the electronic oeuvre, Handsome Furs are never in danger of
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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
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New! Stream Handsome Furs' "I'm Confused"
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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.
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Handsome Furs: "Face Control"- album review
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Face Control is the second album from Montreal duo Handsome Furs.The calling card of the band is big electronic beats played under songs with an indie rock flair. Face Control's songs, like the hypercharged "I'm Confused" take those fat drum and bass lines and filled them out with tremendous guitar hooks. That means, unlike much of the electronic oeuvre, Handsome Furs are never in danger of
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[MP3] Handsome Furs: "I'm Confused"
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First impressions of Handsome Furs ' second LP Face Control : the single, "I'm Confused," is probably the only really great song on there. "Talking Hotel Arbat Blues" sounds nice, but probably because it's copping the Clash. And "Officer of Hearts" may be the only rock song to take cues from Nas' "N.Y. State Of Mind" -- it's awesome, but for that reason only. If you're looking for a sol...
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New Live Handsome Furs - "Legal Tender" & "Thy Will Be Done"
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About a month ago, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry, aka the happily married Handsome Furs, performed two new songs on the University of Minnesota's Radio K. In "Legal Tender," Boeckner tells us "my love is legal tender," but the song's actually pretty good (nice and crunchy). The other track "Thy Will Be Done" is a Bible-referencing, dusky, driving Boeckner-style ballad that's punctuated with, an...
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[VIDEO] Handsome Furs debut new song “Legal Tender”
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Man, this just makes their unfortunate cancellation at Monolith sting all the more. Watch the Handsome Furs play “Legal Tender”
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Handsome Furs New Single
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I have been following the upcoming release of the Handsome Furs new album in March. MOGged about it here Just heard this song off the new album which leaked out this week. Can't wait to hear more of their new songs!
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Album Reviews: Handsome Furs, Tune-Yards, Julie Doiron, Mirah, and Chris Cornell
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Reviews of new albums by Handsome Furs, Tune-Yards, Julie Doiron, Mirah, and Chris Cornell
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