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The Wedge Playlist for May 27th

May 28th, 2012

For the week of May 27th, The Wedge played videos by the following artists: Handsome Furs (RIP), Blood Orange, Holograms, Odonis Odonis, Metronomy, Phedre, The Drums, and Slowdive. HANDSOME FURS I’M CONFUSED (4:32) LABEL: SUB POP/OUTSIDE DIRECTOR: SCOTT COFFEY BLOOD ORANGE CHAMPAGNE COAST (4:56) LABEL: DOMINO/OUTSIDE DIRECTOR: HALEY WOLLENS HOLOGRAMS HIDDEN STRUCTURES (4:06) LABEL: CAPTURED [...]

Tags: Blood Orange, handsome furs, Holograms, Metronomy, Odonis Odonis, Phédre, playlist, Slowdive, The Drums, The Wedge
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It Was Nice Knowin’ You: Handsome Furs break up

May 18th, 2012

Last night Montreal husband-wife duo Handsome Furs announced they had broken up. As a band, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry existed for six years and three full-lengths, which they released on Sub Pop (the last of which was 2011′s Sound Kapital). This news comes just under a year after Boeckner’s other band, Wolf Parade, called [...]

Tags: handsome furs, It Was Nice Knowin' You, The Wedge
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The Wedge Playlist For January 5th

January 5th, 2012

For the week of January 5th, The Wedge featured videos from Lana Del Rey, Fun featuring Janelle Monae, DJ Shadow featuring Little Dragon, Mayer Hawthorne, Arkells, Thieving Irons, Handsome Furs, WU LYF, Azari & III, Panda Bear, Caged Animals, and Death Cab For Cutie. LANA DEL REY BORN TO DIE UNIVERSAL DIRECTOR: YOANN LEMOINE FUN [...]

Tags: arkells, Azari & III, Caged Animals, death cab for cutie, DJ Shadow, fun, handsome furs, Janelle Monáe, Lana Del Rey, Little Dragon, Mayer Hawthorne, Panda Bear, playlist, The Wedge, Thieving Irons, Wu Lyf
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Handsome Furs “Serve the People” (Video)

December 1st, 2011

For their new video “Serve the People,” Handsome Furs take us all the way to China to follow a day in the life of a teenage outsider, who brushes his teeth with his fingers, works as an airport custodian, and gets beaten up for bumping into a guy, among other things.

Tags: handsome furs, Serve the People, The Wedge, Video
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Review: Handsome Furs’ Sound Kapital

June 29th, 2011

Handsome Furs Sound Kapital Sub Pop B Need to know: Formed fresh off the success of Wolf Parade’s debut album, singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Boeckner teamed up with his wife Alexei Perry for a two-person, guitars and synths set up that utilized programmed beats instead of live drums. Borrowing the name of her short story for the [...]

Tags: Alexei Perry, Dan Boeckner, handsome furs, Sound Kapital, Wolf Parade
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The Wedge News Round Up For May 20

May 20th, 2011

PJ Harvey to release poetry, prose and paintings on a regular basis Wolf Parade side-project Handsome Furs reveal their totally NSFW new album cover, give away new song Wolf Parade’s other main songwriter Spencer Krug announces a Moonface album Take a tour of The National’s fancy Brooklyn home F**ked Up frontman and host of The [...]

Tags: Damian Abraham, fucked up, handsome furs, Moonface, PJ Harvey, Spencer Krug, The National, The Wedge, Wolf Parade
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The Wedge News Round Up for May 17

May 17th, 2011

… Cutesy Japanese pop experimentalists Cibo Matto have reunited for a new album and tour… Indie music blog Gorilla Vs. Bear announce inaugural music festival… New Joy Division/New Order compilation to feature unreleased New Order track… F**ked Up, Diamond Rings, Grimes, Handsome Furs and more added to North By Northwest line-up… Dead Can Dance to [...]

Tags: Cibo Matto, Dead Can Dance, Diamond Rings, fucked up, Gorilla Vs. Bear, Grimes, handsome furs, Joy Division, New Order, North By Northwest, nxne
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Handsome Furs announce new album

April 12th, 2011

Keeping up with their routine of releasing a new LP every other year, Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and his spouse Alexei Perry have announced that a new Handsome Furs album will be out this summer. Titled Sound Kapital, the band’s third album will be released on June 28th via Sub Pop. According to the label, [...]

Tags: handsome furs, Sound Kapital, Sub Pop, Wolf Parade
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Wolf Parade Goes On Indefinite Hiatus

November 29th, 2010

Wolf Parade has announced an “indefinite hiatus” on the band’s unofficial fan site. At their show in Toronto on Saturday, the band started the rumours when singer/keyboardist Spencer Krug told the audience that, “this is the last show we’ll play for a long time.” Singer/guitarist Dan Boeckner added, “this is the last song we’re ever [...]

Tags: handsome furs, Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade
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Handsome Furs document Asia tour

March 16th, 2010

Meet Dan and Alexei: the husband-and-wife duo better known as Handsome Furs. The Montreal-based synth-rockers were in Toronto this week performing at Canadian Music Week and we got a chance to ask them about their live show and their new role – as documentary filmmakers. Thanks to a chance meeting with a CNN producer, Dan [...]

Tags: handsome furs, indie asia
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