- LP Record (May 15 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Sub Pop
- ASIN: B000OQDULQ
- In-Print Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
If there's a god, he's a little god,
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This review is from: Plague Park (Audio CD)
I think the songwriting on this album is really good, and perfectly symmetrical with the production. The lyrics too are so carefully, darkly compelling. Definitely one of my favorite records last year.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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A Parade of Their Own (4 1/2 stars),
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I really like the Wolf Parade album, but Handsome Furs, with their minor variations on the same sound, arguably have the better album. Plague Park might not have a song as fantastic as "I'll Believe in Anything" or "Dinner Bells", but I think it's consistently very good throughout, and I can't say the same for Apologies to the Queen Mary. Both bands are making some of the best indie rock around, and I look forward to hearing more from these guys.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Retro and modern at the same time,
By Kevio - Published on Amazon.com
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With vocals that recall greats like Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunneymen, Richard Ashcroft and Peter Murphy, this CD has a lot of things I love. Mostly the atonal 80's synth and guitar mixture and distinct vocal sound. Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and his fiancée Alexei Perry formed Handsome Furs as a side project for fun. Even though they only had a few songs, they were offered a tour. 9 songs later they gave birth to Plague Park. The result is a syncopation of sensory bliss. My personal pick is Snakes on the Ladder. With it's electrostatic beat and twisted "music box" guitar line it weaves an ethereal web of passion as a bed for Boeckner's voice. Ramping up into a sort of marching drum beat and guitar strum it then falls back for the refrain in almost angelic form. Cannot get started is probably an indy rocker's wet dream. Pulsing beats and catchy phrasing let us all know this is a song to play on those bleary-eyed mornings when you are having trouble getting going.I just can't listen to this CD enough. I wish there was a second album already. I can only hope there is a second and that Boeckner doesn't leave Hansome Furs behind to move on to a new side project. Buy it today! 1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
I still prefer Wolf Parade and Modest Mouse,
By EJA - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Plague Park (Audio CD)
I bought this because I read about it in Elle magazine. I love Wolf Parade and Modest Mouse, and some of the same artists were involved with this. The layering of percussive sounds and vocals is rich, but the mood, on the whole, is darker than I expected.
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