Plague Park


Plague Park is Handsome Furs' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner and his wife, Alexei Perry.
The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki, Finland. Commonly referred to as "Plague Park", the park grounds sit atop a mass grave that contains the victims of the 1710 plague.
The recordings combine plaintive, angst-filled singing with loud, electronic accompaniment and heavy percussion.

Track listing

Reception

Plague Park has received generally positive reviews. On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 72 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

Personnel

The following people contributed to Plague Park:

Handsome Furs