Plague Park
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| Studio album by Handsome Furs | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | December, 2006 Mount Zoomer: Montreal |
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| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 36:31 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
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| Allmusic |
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| Drowned in Sound | (8/10) link |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.2/10) link |
| Popmatters | (6/10) link |
| Slant Magazine |
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| Stylus Magazine | (B) link |
| Robert Christgau |
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Plague Park is Handsome Furs' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) and his wife, Alexei Perry.
The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki, Finland. Commonly referred to as "Plague Park", the park grounds sit atop a mass grave that contains the victims of the 1710 plague.
The recordings combine plaintive, angst-filled singing with loud, electronic accompaniment and heavy percussion.
All tracks written by Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry.
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".
The following people contributed to Plague Park:
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."
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