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Even though Canadian bands Wolf Parade and the Handsome Furs share Dan Boeckner’s instantly recognizable vocals, the latter have gone to great lengths to make a name for themselves. With Plague Park (2007) and Face Control (2008), Boeckner and his wife, keyboardist Alexei Perry, grew into more than just a side project to Wolf Parade. Throughout their history as a band, however, you could always hear the harder, grungy synthesizers yearning to break free from the New Wave-y, almost Strokesian guitar lines. Their latest release, Sound Kapital, fuses the couple’s impressive but disparate talents by eliminating the guitar altogether. Boeckner wanted to “challenge” himself by playing keyboards, and it’s safe to say he rises to the test. Sound Kapital initially sounds like a departure from the band’s earlier efforts, but after repeated listens it’s actually a logical progression. The album hews closely to ‘80s electronic and industrial music of Eastern Europe, which is the primary influence for the new record. This gives them a solid musical platform on which to explore their socialist advocacy and nostalgic denial. – Consequence Of Sound
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