Although the bulk of Plague Park's defined by its electronic elements, it still musters a decidedly down-to-earth feel that's part folk and blues simplicity, part low-tech inspiration. It's a product of the information age's love of ideas, the industrial revolution's hands-on spirit and, most importantly, a darker, primeval point of origin.  Full text...

Like a stripped Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner and fiancée Alexei Perry create a low-key but ambitious album.  Full text...

Plague Park is sometimes more barren than just grim.  Full text...

Plague Park creates a feeling of listlessness and jet-lag-- too much potential and too little movement.  Full text...

Recorded in Wolf Parade's Montreal studio, Mount Zoomer, Plague Park has the feel of a secret performance in a drafty loft party with only ten kids in knit caps to cheer the couple on. The sharp guitars and bubbling percussion rattle unbidden around the cold room.  Full text...

Building each of its nine tracks around little more than a simple guitar figure, a spare drum-machine backbeat, and a host of electronic sound effects, Plague Park works largely because of its brevity, with each song making its point before becoming repetitive.  Full text...

Canada’s Handsome Furs is comprised of Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and his girlfriend Alexei Perry, but don’t worry – the leader of the WP pack hasn’t gone all soft and lovey dovey on us. In fact, Plague Park with its pleading vocals and memorable rifts isn’t that far of a departure from WP. With the Wolves, Boeckner was full of angst, but his music was a little rough around the edges. He’s not exactly happy-go-lucky this time around either, but there’s more of a flow to his mellow minimalist (vocals, guitars, drums) Furs tunes.   Full text...