Handsome Furs

So I watched Handsome Furs live at Home Club on Friday. It was awesome! We're lucky that they had an Asia tour or they wouldn't even stop by here. Not even a lot of mainstream bands play here, let alone indie bands.

We got there very early. Better to be early, I thought. We sat around outside the club while Handsome Furs did their sound check. When it was time, we went in, got the free beer that came with the entry fee and chose the table closet to the stage. And on the way to the toilet before the show, I saw Dan and he started whistling. XD

The club wasn't very big, but it was pretty packed. I don't think a lot of people there really knew them, except for those right in the front actively dancing and armed with video cameras. I was right at the back, and I would say I had a great view because I was standing on a chair the whole time. Well it was necessary, I was like a dwarf compared to the Caucasians, haha. My friend and I wanted to record the whole show, but his card ran out of memory after one song, so we had to fall back on only photos. My camera was absolutely atrocious, I don't think it had a stabalizer or anything, so the pictures I took were all blurred.

The songs were great. They opened with "Legal Tender" and went on to play songs from both their albums. I've only heard Face Control, so I don't know the ones from Plague Park. They didn't play "Thy will be done" though, that's my favourite.

After the show we followed them outside and I approached them for a photo. Then I proceeded to tell Dan and Alexei what a great show it was, and I told Dan that I was a big fan of Wolf Parade as well. He said something about this place being very cool. I don't quite remember because I was completely overwhelmed by their presence, it was unbelieveable. Then my friend asked if they were going to come back, and Dan said he was just talking to Krug on Skype about it, and they might get Wolf Parade to come down in March next year. After a final handshake we left, tired but happy.

So that was the Handsome Furs night. I'll be seeing Mount Eerie and Sunset Rubdown in Denver soon, and it'll be spectacular.