Handsome Furs - Face Control
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Artist: Handsome FursBrand: HANDSOME FURS
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2009-03-10
Music Label: Sub Pop
Soundtracks:
- Legal Tender
- Evangeline
- Talking Hotel Arbat Blues
- (Passport Kontrol)
- All We Want, Baby, Is Everything
- I'm Confused
- (White City)
- Nyet Spasiba
- Officer of Hearts
- (It's Not Me, It's You)
- Thy Will Be Done
- Radio Kalininbrad
Music reviews of Face Control
Music Review: Excellent: interesting, enjoyable, fun
Rating: 5 Stars
I buy a lot of albums on Amazon but very rarely rate or review any of them. I felt I needed to rate this one, mainly because there are only two other reviews as yet, because this album is so darn good.
I bought this album on a complete whim, after following several "If you like this album..." links. I had never heard of this band, and had heard the name "Wolf Parade" before but never listened to any of their songs. Also, I'm not a big fan of Sub Pop, especially in recent years. But, I love music, liked the cover of this album even though it's ugly and decided to buy it. Fortuitous!
I was pretty excited after listening to the first few songs, which have simple electronic beats with simple axe-trumpet guitar riffs that sound awesome. Later, the album becomes a bit more complex but maintains a danceable yet natural (vs. synthetic given the drum machines and synthesizers) sounding rawness.
The vocal delivery matches the music very well. Somewhat angsty in an appropriate, restrained, impending way but not the least bit douchey. I haven't yet deciphered many of the lyrics to see what the songs are about and the album is so new that only a couple songs have had lyrics posted so far to the common lyrics sites. I wish they would have included lyrics in the liner notes, and that's my only complaint about this album.
Having found this page it is highly probable that you will enjoy Face Control.
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Description of Face Control
The second album by this Montreal band draws inspiration from Eastern Europe and re-maps Eastern Bloc surveillance state themes to contemporary life, showing the irony of our acceptance of self-monitoring through blogs, credit/debit accounts, surveillance cameras, and GPS devices. The album's juxtaposition of cold, metronomic, electronic beats with jagged, dissonant and frail guitars convey what it is to be human in the 21st century. At the same time, it provides the means to opt out.Alternative Rock CDs
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