BROADBAND WILDLiVE & BEAT! PRESENTS HANDSOME FURS:LIVE
GET YOURS HANDS ON HANDSOME FURS: LIVE IN CONCERT!
September 18, 2009 at 8:00pm
Experience the next level of musical and physical wilderness in what could possibly be a new era for “live” music in Asia. Shying away from the predictable and grand over-the-top dimension of rock star paraphernaiia, BROADBAND WILDLIVE places emphasis on emerging young talent from another dimension of musical exuberance.
To kick-start BROADBAND WILDLIVE’S rambunctious and animalistic concerts and parties are one of Sub Pop Records most prolific indie-synth-pop artists, the husband and wife duo from Montreal – HANDSOME FURS performing LIVE on September 18th at Home Club, Singapore.
Committed to unite music enthusiasts at the forefront of unique international music experiences and the world’s best sounds, this event is supported by Official Beer, Heineken and will also feature Heineken Green Room (HGR) Sound Council member, Ginette Chittick.
ABOUT HANDSOME FURS>>
It all started back in 2005, when Dan Boeckner, frontman of Canadian indie rockers Wolf Parade locked eyes with a bewitching girl in the audience during a gig in Vancouver. That girl was short-story writer Alexei Perry, and by the end of the night, the two were kissing by the merch-table. Awww.
Planning a romantic vacation around Scandinavia, the lovers had a flash of inspiration: why not form a band, and make a European tour out of it? Nevermind that Perry had no musical training save for a few childhood piano lessons. Boeckner got on the phone with his agent and booked the tour. The couple christened themselves Handsome Furs, the title of a short story Perry was working on at the time, banged out a set list of songs in a week’s time, and Perry performed live on synths for the first time ever in Oslo.
The thing is, they didn’t suck. And critics are taking notice. Rather than being simply an excuse for an extended honeymoon, the now-married Handsome Furs duo have been earning raves. Now signed to Subpop -- the iconic label that helped engineer the success of bands including Nirvana, CSS and Death Cab for Cutie – the Furs released their first album, Plague Park, in 2007, and followed it up with this year’s Face Control. While the inspiration for Plague Park was taken from their travels through Scandinavia, Face Control draws heavily on their recent trip to Russia. The term “Face Control” refers to bouncers at Russian nightclubs turning customers away based on their physical appearance.
So what do they sound like? Think “a synth-pop pep rally for the damned” (according to Blender). Boeckner’s well-honed guitar steez and haunting vocals and Perry’s beats combine to form sounds that are stripped-down yet complex, and straddles a line between crest-fallen and optimistic; at once bleak and soulful. Kinda like marriage.
HOME CLUB event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273719335440
Homeclub, 20 Upper Circular Rd #B1-01/06 The Riverwalk S(058416)
GET YOURS HANDS ON HANDSOME FURS: LIVE IN CONCERT!
September 18, 2009 at 8:00pm
Experience the next level of musical and physical wilderness in what could possibly be a new era for “live” music in Asia. Shying away from the predictable and grand over-the-top dimension of rock star paraphernaiia, BROADBAND WILDLIVE places emphasis on emerging young talent from another dimension of musical exuberance.
To kick-start BROADBAND WILDLIVE’S rambunctious and animalistic concerts and parties are one of Sub Pop Records most prolific indie-synth-pop artists, the husband and wife duo from Montreal – HANDSOME FURS performing LIVE on September 18th at Home Club, Singapore.
Committed to unite music enthusiasts at the forefront of unique international music experiences and the world’s best sounds, this event is supported by Official Beer, Heineken and will also feature Heineken Green Room (HGR) Sound Council member, Ginette Chittick.
ABOUT HANDSOME FURS>>
It all started back in 2005, when Dan Boeckner, frontman of Canadian indie rockers Wolf Parade locked eyes with a bewitching girl in the audience during a gig in Vancouver. That girl was short-story writer Alexei Perry, and by the end of the night, the two were kissing by the merch-table. Awww.
Planning a romantic vacation around Scandinavia, the lovers had a flash of inspiration: why not form a band, and make a European tour out of it? Nevermind that Perry had no musical training save for a few childhood piano lessons. Boeckner got on the phone with his agent and booked the tour. The couple christened themselves Handsome Furs, the title of a short story Perry was working on at the time, banged out a set list of songs in a week’s time, and Perry performed live on synths for the first time ever in Oslo.
The thing is, they didn’t suck. And critics are taking notice. Rather than being simply an excuse for an extended honeymoon, the now-married Handsome Furs duo have been earning raves. Now signed to Subpop -- the iconic label that helped engineer the success of bands including Nirvana, CSS and Death Cab for Cutie – the Furs released their first album, Plague Park, in 2007, and followed it up with this year’s Face Control. While the inspiration for Plague Park was taken from their travels through Scandinavia, Face Control draws heavily on their recent trip to Russia. The term “Face Control” refers to bouncers at Russian nightclubs turning customers away based on their physical appearance.
So what do they sound like? Think “a synth-pop pep rally for the damned” (according to Blender). Boeckner’s well-honed guitar steez and haunting vocals and Perry’s beats combine to form sounds that are stripped-down yet complex, and straddles a line between crest-fallen and optimistic; at once bleak and soulful. Kinda like marriage.
HOME CLUB event link:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=273719335440
Homeclub, 20 Upper Circular Rd #B1-01/06 The Riverwalk S(058416)
