Posted on 22/05/07
Furry, maybe, but handsome?
Plague ParkHandsome FursSub Pop***½Another daybreak in the city, where a homesick young brooder howls like a disembodied Springsteen, "Ohhh, oh, ohhh, life is long, and hollow." Anybody perky who asks this guy if he woke up on the wrong side of the bed is going to get really hurt. Simple keyboard notes chime and drone over a slow, punchy drum machine until things build to a drowsy, sing-along refrain from a song (Handsome Furs Hate This City) that sets the desperate mood, theme and sounds of a startlingly strong album.
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