Come with me now, back to the 1980's. Let's ignore the regrettable errors of the time (namely the big hair, the ignorance, and the music of Robert Palmer) and focus instead on the things that were good (namely keyboard and synth-based party grooves).
The forthcoming third album from Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital, promises to be the child of those good things. The band, consisting of husband Dan Boeckner (he's in a little band called Wolf Parade) and wife Alexei Perry, wrote the whole album on keyboards (ignore that guitar in the photo), so I can't wait to turn this into my go-to LP for lost weekends and late nights. Here's a taste of their oomph, in the form of a free download.
"What About Us" kicks off with a driving, hand-clap heavy build up, releasing in a steady retro pulse that only gets more layered as the song progresses. At about the half-way point, the tension releases, providing a dance-floor denouement ripped straight out of something by Soft Cell or New Order.
This album is going to be awesome.
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