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Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2005 – 2012)

Handsome Furs were an band which formed in 2005 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band consisted of Dan Boeckner (vocals, guitar) and his wife, Alexei Perry (keyboards, vocals). Boeckner is also a member of the bands Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic. Handsome Furs have released three albums on Sub Pop: “Plague Park” (2007), “Face Control” (2009) and “Sound Kapital” (2011).

The band’s name comes from the title of a short story that Alexei was writing at the time of band’s conception.

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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  • epiphanygene

    saw a picture of david lynch holding their "sound kapital" album -> download album -> became fan :')

    Thursday evening

  • vodkabitter

    (Divine Fits! ) so that menas no wolf parade and no handsome furs, who can keep track of these musicians

    Tuesday evening

  • jaan23

    Divine Fits!

    Tuesday afternoon

  • quashe

    NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

    Monday morning

  • TheWhoIAm

    :(

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  • Hagiographical

    J'haïs ma vie maintenant.

    7 days ago

  • tammsters

    miss them already

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  • Honzeecheck

    shit

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SOUND KAPITAL

12 Apr 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/handsomefurs

Our brand new record Sound Kapital will be released on June 28th via Sub Pop! Check out a new track above called 'What About Us'Sound Kapital: 01 When I ...

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