Handsome FursFace Control
Sub Pop: 2009
Released 3/10/2009
SCORE: 9
Dan Boeckner is a busy man. What with releasing the great At Mount Zoomer with his band Wolf Parade, touring the world with them AND touring the world with his beautiful wife in their band Handsome Furs. Oh yeah, they found time to record a real gem in there somehow too.
Face Control starts of with a real toe tapper "Legal Tender". They were playing many of these songs on their August tour and this is one song I definitely remember. Alexi's beats and synths are much more prevailant on this album than they were on Plague Park in my opinion, and that's a good thing.
Face Control is again chock full of great songs with catchy beats and interesting themes. Handsome Furs definitely are not afraid to be a little racy, and why not? They are hot as hell
on stage together. Definitely one of the coolest stage dynamics I've seen in a good long while. I guess that's what you get in a band where the two members are married.
At 11 tracks clocking in at just over 37 minutes, it's a rather short album just as Plague Park was. (2 tracks are short 90 second or so interludes). Short isn't always bad, in fact, sometimes having a 35-40 minute album allows the entire work to seem more free flowing and cohesive. Some albums seem to drag on forever, not the case with Face Control. This album will be on my playlist for quite some time.
Face Control starts of with a real toe tapper "Legal Tender". They were playing many of these songs on their August tour and this is one song I definitely remember. Alexi's beats and synths are much more prevailant on this album than they were on Plague Park in my opinion, and that's a good thing.
Face Control is again chock full of great songs with catchy beats and interesting themes. Handsome Furs definitely are not afraid to be a little racy, and why not? They are hot as hell
on stage together. Definitely one of the coolest stage dynamics I've seen in a good long while. I guess that's what you get in a band where the two members are married.
At 11 tracks clocking in at just over 37 minutes, it's a rather short album just as Plague Park was. (2 tracks are short 90 second or so interludes). Short isn't always bad, in fact, sometimes having a 35-40 minute album allows the entire work to seem more free flowing and cohesive. Some albums seem to drag on forever, not the case with Face Control. This album will be on my playlist for quite some time.
Tour Dates:
03-12 Ottowa, Ontario - Mavericks
03-13 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
03-14 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
03-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03-16 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
03-17 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
03-20 Austin, TX - Club Deville (SXSW)
03-21 Dallas, TX - The Loft
03-23 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
03-25 Fargo, ND - Aquarium (Dempsey's Upstairs)
03-26 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
03-27 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
03-28 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
03-30 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-01 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
04-02 Syracuse, NY - Spark Art Space
03-12 Ottowa, Ontario - Mavericks
03-13 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
03-14 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
03-15 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03-16 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
03-17 Columbia, MO - Mojo's
03-20 Austin, TX - Club Deville (SXSW)
03-21 Dallas, TX - The Loft
03-23 Lawrence, KS - Jackpot Saloon
03-25 Fargo, ND - Aquarium (Dempsey's Upstairs)
03-26 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry
03-27 Ames, IA - Maintenance Shop
03-28 Iowa City, IA - The Mill
03-30 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04-01 Rochester, NY - Bug Jar
04-02 Syracuse, NY - Spark Art Space
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