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Plague Park

2007 studio album by Handsome Furs

Plague Park is Handsome Furs' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) and his wife, Alexei Perry.

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The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki, Finland.[1] Commonly referred to as "Plague Park", the park grounds sit atop a mass grave that contains the victims of the 1710 plague.[2]

The recordings combine plaintive, angst-filled singing with loud, electronic accompaniment and heavy percussion.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry

Reception

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Plague Park has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 72 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Personnel

The following people contributed to Plague Park:[5]

Handsome Furs

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

Notes

Track nine is listed on Sub Pop's website as "The Radio's Hot Sun", but in the physical liner of the album, is listed as "In The Radio's Hot Sun".

References

  1. [1]
    Radio Free Canuckistan, "Dan Boeckner Interview", December 12, 2007.
  2. [2]
    Historical Tour in the Centre of Helsinki, "The Old Church and the adjacent cemetery" Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, helsinki.fi, retrieved January 8, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Rayner, Ben."HANDSOME FURS". Toronto Star, Jun 5, 2007 Page: L.11
  4. [4]
    Critic Reviews for Plague Park. Metacritic. Retrieved 28 June 2011
  5. [5]
    Plague Park - Credits. Allmusic. Retrieved 28 June 2011
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