hope this life won't get you down

I was half hoping the Handsome Furs gig be something like the zombie video for their single “I’m Confused”; guess the fine young cannibals were out of commission last night, but that’s alright ma, we’re only bleeding. Eyes were saucered on the pair of excitable spouses, as Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry manage to readily recreate the ragged inferno of the hopeful rock songs showcased on their latest Face Control. Dan was in great voice, his guitar howling with admirable resolve, and their performance of the Face Control songs like “Nyet Spasiba” and “All We Want, Baby, Is Everything” really have that whole fashionably uncouth insouciance nailed down so well. Everything you need to know about this band, it seems, is in Dan’s description of Handsome Furs being when he and Alexei first locked eyes – the love buzz in that momentous instant.