
Dan Boeckner's real problem I think is more about his affiliation with one of my favourite bands, Wolf Parade . He's consistently lumped with Spencer Krug as a measuring stick, and that just isn't fair. The Handsome Furs are a two piece band with Boeckner's wife (Alexei Perry - let's not forget that her contribution to the band is very important) and they just use a synthersizer/drum machine with Dan's guitar work. The Handsome Furs were actually the first band I saw live, opening for the Arcade Fire. They were good but unspectacular in [...]