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i have mentioned in the past that my favorite new musical discovery in the year 2007 was the handsome furs. their live show at the aquarium was one of the best, not just of last year, but that i’ve seen in my lifetime. this week, the handsome furs made their return to fargo and it was every bit as good as the year before.
there are not many touring bands that come through fargo that i would make a special point to catch, but this band is one. when i saw them last year, i had just been introduced to them. a side project of dan boeckner of the band wolf parade, another band i fell in love with in 2007, they were a fairly new band. boeckner is joined in the band by his wife, alexei perry, and it was obvious that he was far more a veteran of the live performance. she was good at what she did, just not much of a performer.
fast forward to this year… she clearly has become more comfortable performer. she danced and played to the crowd and it only enhanced what was already a great show. his voice is certainly one of my favorites. they played a lot of new material, which i am excited to pick up once it is released this fall. but they also played a good selection of material off of their first cd, plague park. their two song encore included two of my favorite tracks and i was so pumped that they finished the set with “sing! captain.” the only disappointment is that the recorded versions of their songs don’t quite hold a candle to the live performance. so listening to the cd only makes me wish i could see them live again. maybe they will be back in another year’s time.
check them out if you get a chance. handsome furs.
