Plague Park is Handsome Furs

Handsome Furs

Handsome Furs is a Montreal-based indie rock duo which consists of Dan Boeckner, of Wolf Parade and Atlas Strategic, and his wife, writer Alexei Perry.-Music:...

' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner

Dan Boeckner

Dan Boeckner is a Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist. He currently fronts the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs and was previously a member of Atlas Strategic.-Overview:...

 (Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade

Wolf Parade is an indie rock band formed in 2003 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus as of May 31, 2011.-History:...

, Atlas Strategic

Atlas Strategic

Atlas Strategic was an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.-History:The band was composed of Dan Boeckner on guitar and vocals; Johnny Pollard on organ, synthesizer, saxophone, and backing vocals; Steve Simard on drums; and Brooklyn Cannon on guitar and backing vocals.Their...

) and his wife, Alexei Perry.

The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...

, Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

. Commonly referred to as "Plague Park", the park grounds sit atop a mass grave that contains the victims of the 1710 plague.

Track listing

Additional personnel

• Handsome Furs - Audio Engineer, Audio Production
• H.F. - Engineer
• Chad Jones - Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Help
• Harris Newman - Mastering
• Arlen Thompson - Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Mixing, Producer

Reception

Plague Park has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic

Metacritic

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, the album has a score of 72 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

External links

Videos

• "Cannot Get Started"
• "Dumb Animals"