| Plague Park | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Handsome Furs |
| Cover: | HF-PlaguePark.jpg |
| Released: | May 22, 2007 |
| Recorded: | December 2006 Mount Zoomer: Montreal |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 36:31 |
| Label: | Sub Pop |
| Next Title: | Face Control |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Plague Park is Handsome Furs' first full-length album. Handsome Furs is Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Atlas Strategic) and his wife, Alexei Perry.
The record is named after the park Ruttopuisto, situated in Helsinki, Finland.[1] Commonly referred to as "Plague Park", the park grounds sit atop a mass grave that contains the victims of the 1710 plague.[2]
The recordings combine plaintive, angst-filled singing with loud, electronic accompaniment and heavy percussion.[3]
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".[4]
The following people contributed to Plague Park:[5]
Track nine is listed on Sub Pop's website as "The Radio's Hot Sun", but in the physical liner of the album, is listed as "In The Radio's Hot Sun".