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
I've been really enjoying Plague Park the first full-length from Dan Boeckner (of Wolf Parade) and his friend Alexei Perry, out now on SubPop. Here's what I wrote for Philadelphia Weekly last week:Fri., May 25, 9pm. $14. With Sam Jayne + Creeping Weeds. Khyber, 56 S. Second St. 215.238.5888. www.thekhyber.com Yes, it’s yet another Wolf Parade offshoot, this one the brain child of guitarist Dan.
I remember Wolf Parade, I really dug Apologies to the Queen Mary back when it first came out. But I never obsessed over it. Until now that it. Come to find out Spencer Krug is responsible for some other awesome bands such as Frog Eyes, Swan Lake, and Sunset Rubdown. Guy's pretty good, no? Seems like he also has some friends in Arcade Fire, so I'd say he's doing pretty well for himself. And now ...
I've been getting lost in this circle of music by Spencer Krug and Dan Borckner (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown, Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, and of course Handsome Furs). I just got the album Plague Park a couple days ago and it has been in my car for a while now.I like the distortion on the guitar parts and the old school drum machines. All the songs are relatively simple but there's just something abo...