Recent blog posts about Handsome Furs from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/handsomefurs/ 2012-02-15T09:56:11+01:00 text/html 2012-02-08T16:29:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4046151/serve-the-people/
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Here's the day-in-the-life-of video for the Handsome Furs' excellent track "Serve the People" off their 2011 album Sound Kapital. And with it, here's hoping the duo are touring again soon!]]> text/html 2012-01-31T14:42:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4026746/mufs-top-25-albums-of-2011/
We know you lost sleep over the course of last month, waiting patiently, racking your brain to see what we could possibly list as our favorite albums of 2011.We lost sleep too, compulsively checking our lists twice and perhaps after a fist fight or two, we settled on 25 firm choices. After all, who listens to as much music as us? Who actually has time to listen to put together a valid top 25 list with no filler? Were fairly certain that most other sites dont include at least a handful of the albums listed on none other [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-19T18:05:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4000150/new-video-kool-thing-light-games/
Possibly the worst named band on the planet right now, oh no that's U2. Second worst named band on the planet right now, Kool Thing have just dropped a new video for "Light Games". continue reading >>]]> text/html 2012-01-18T15:55:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3997123/playlist-hump-day-power-play-1-18-2012/
Dan Boeckner Edition Last week's Power Play featured a playlist of songs from musicman Spencer Krug. It only seemed fitting to make this week's themed around his colleague and music-mate, Dan Boeckner . The yin to Krug's yang, Boeckner split vocal roles in the band Wolf Parade, offering a contrasting style and sound that allowed WP to explore different soundscapes. Boeckner also made sweet music with his wife Alexie Perry and delivered some incredible work as Handsome Furs. If you really want to delve [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-16T18:40:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3992241/tonight-in-la-the-pierces-handsome-furs-princeton-chasing-kings/
Your massive Monday menu for MLK Jr. Day: Sisters Allison Pierce and Catherine Pierce, aka The Pierces , headline It's A School Night at Bardot. [That's their video for "Kissing You Goodbye" above from last year's record "You and I."] NO and Zane Carney (of Carney) open. Husband-and-wife duo Handsome Furs play the Constellation Room at the Galaxy Theatre in support of 20112s album "Sound Kapital." If you're heading to Orange County, make sure you catch openers Papa . [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-16T08:31:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3991208/the-best-songs-of-2011-pt-2-july-dec/
Songs are pretty amazing things. It's magical that such a small thing can be so powerful. In the blink of an eye a song can make you smile, dance, cry, think, laugh, etc. These are the ones that did all those things for me the second half of 2011. = Click to play &right-click to download 25. The Lisps - Try / A late addition in the year but after it became a family anthem during the holidays it solidified it's greatness. A paerfect song to kick [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-02T13:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3961076/seans-top-11-albums-of-2011/
Here are my obtuse meanderings vis-a-vis the best records of the year. Please forgive my inanity. 11. Lets Wrestle Nursing Home Nouveau 90s rock was to 2011 what dance punk revivalism was to 2001. And of all the bands channeling classic slackercore this year, Lets Wrestle did it the best. 10. Russian Circles Empros Ill be honest, Im not a huge fan of instrumental rock particularly metal. After all, it usually involves more noodling than a Pauls [...]]]> text/html 2012-01-01T03:18:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3959130/best-of-2011-singlesmusic-videos-30-11/
Here is part two of counting down the singles and music videos of 2011. This time it is counting down from #30 to #11. Most of the singles are compiled from the Singles Chart on my site. There will be some songs that wasn't on the chart but are worthy to be noticed. Check it out. 30. Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-30T17:06:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3957378/best-of-2011-end-of-year-mixtape/
It's too hard to pick the best songs of a year, so instead we've put together a little End of Year Mixtape recapping some of our favorite tracks of 2011 , along with a littlefiller to help make this collection something you can knock at your New Year's Eve party or back at the crib warming up on New Year's Day. No doubt 2011 had plenty of good tunes in all genres. Here's some choice nuggets from New Jawn . "Original Don" by Major Lazer feat. The Partysquad [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-28T19:52:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3954755/best-of-2011-canadian-albums-20-11/
Here is part four of the Best of 2011 Canadian albums. We are almost getting to the Top 10. These albums that are still worthy to check out. Here is the ranking from #20-11. 20. Sound of Lions - 11.44 Listen to Blue , Counting Eights , One and Passive Attack . 19. Mother Mother - Eureka [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-27T23:34:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3953718/albums-of-the-year-20-11/
The year end onslaught continues with the first half of my favorite albums of the year. The ever so coveted top 10 should be out by the end of the week, but there's already plenty to dig into below. 20. The Weeknd - House of Balloons Download House of Balloons 19. SBTRKT - SBTRKT Go Bang - SBTRKT [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-27T21:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3953554/a-tip-of-the-hat-our-2011-mvps/
Pickwick ::: photo by Christopher Nelson We had another incredible year here at Sound on the Sound and it was in large part thanks to the following MVPs and, of course, you guys reading this. These were the artists, albums, labels, festivals and well, your dancing, that inspired and impressed us most and these are the [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-27T19:32:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3953460/the-10-most-nsfw-videos-of-2011/
Almost none of us are at work this week, so almost none of us are getting fired. And with the holidays coming to an end, we don't have to keep the good-cheer veneer up for much longer. So: Time to wade into some of the past year's sickest shit! When she wrote her list last year, departed Stereogum comrade Jessica wrote that 20092s NSFW clips trended away from joyous, vaguely innocent sexploits toward darker, more disturbing fare. 2011 continues that progression in a more extreme and possibly more unwanted direction: Away from sex entirely, toward [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-27T13:41:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3953088/2011-top-100-songs-of-the-year/
The race for Vague Space song of the year was incredibly tight between the top four tracks on this chart (which also nicely mirror the top four albums of the year) but alas a decision had to be made and since I fell one way for album, I fell the other way for song so without further ado, here's my favorite track of 2011... 1. "Barnes' Yard" The Rural Alberta Advantage This track was actually also on the list in [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-26T03:40:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3950822/best-albums-of-2011-pt-2/
Photograph by Jon Bergman With no obvious favourite as in past years , we here at Ca Va Cool were left to our own devices when choosing the ten best albums of 2011. Much like the first half of our list , the top ten features a stylistic array from the years offerings. Plenty to enjoy, from sincere and contrived chill vibes to literary-rock, dubstep to soft-rock verging on quiet storm, and our first top album to be a debut. As always, thanks for reading. See you in 2012. [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-23T22:50:03+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3948025/north-of-northwest-top-10-canadian-albums-of-2011/
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital In a year filled with stories of oppression and uprising in the Near East and the simply near, this album inspired by the political situation in East Asia began to feel very close to home. The lyrics articulate the creeping fears of the disenfranchised, while the angsty beats help dance [...]]]> text/html 2011-12-22T17:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3946178/you-gotta-see-this-serve-the-people-by-handsome-furs/
Handsome Furs strike a chord with the poignant "Serve the People."]]> text/html 2011-12-20T16:51:24+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3941469/my-2011-faves/
5. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues mp3: Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues 4. Wye Oak - Civilian mp3: Wye Oak - Civilian 3. Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital mp3: Handsome... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]]]> text/html 2011-12-20T06:02:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/3964354/25-for-2011-seven/
Album #7: Sound Kapital by Handsome Furs As modern music's finest flneurs, Handsome Furs have once again captured the energy, confusion, and invigoration that comes from travel. Sound Kapital , largely inspired by a tour through Asia, is burst after burst of passion and intelligence. And it makes you want to jump up and down like an idiot. One of the year's most underrated records and bands. Download Handsome Furs - What About Us Handsome Furs - Repatriated [...]]]>