Handsome Furs News and Photos

Joe’s Favorite Albums 2012

Fri, December 21 2012 6:11pm - Source: Each Note Secure

The latest attempt to turn Woody Guthrie songs into modern day standards did not come from Jeff Tweedy and Billy Bragg but this time from Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames.

TVD Ticket and Signed Vinyl Giveaway: Divine Fits at the 9:30 Club, 10/18

Mon, October 08 2012 7:27pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Perhaps one of the most-beloved, critically-acclaimed new supergroups of 2012, Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade, Handsome Furs), and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks), otherwise known as Divine Fits , released the new video for the single "Would That Not Be Nice" just last week.

Grimes, Fucked Up, Cadence Weapon and more played the Polaris Music Prize 2012 Gala along with winner Feist (pics)

Thu, September 27 2012 2:12pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

The Polaris Music Prize once again invaded the Masonic Temple in Toronto to dole out the annual award and the $30,000 cheque that comes with the honour.

POLARiS ’12: Handsome Furs, Sound Kapital

Mon, September 10 2012 11:14am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Handsome Furs ' Sound Kapital is a multi-sensory record, meant to connect with you physically, intellectually, and emotionally.

Q&A: Britt Daniel on Divine Fits and the Future of Spoon

Fri, August 31 2012 3:08pm - Source: Rolling Stone

"I'm in two bands now," says Britt Daniel, who recently formed Divine Fits with Dan Boeckner (formerly of Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs) and drummer Sam Brown (the New Bomb Turks).

Progress Report: Divine Fits

Fri, August 10 2012 8:49pm - Source: Stereogum

While they aren't exactly a supergroup in the way that, say, the Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup, there's no denying that Divine Fits have a pretty excellent pedigree.

Grimes + Handsome Furs, Japandroids + Cadence Weapon Among Polaris Prize Split 7-Inch Series Singles

Thu, August 02 2012 7:51pm - Source: Spinner

The Polaris Music Prize and its $30,000 won't be handed out until September 24, but fans can take advantage of some related free vinyl courtesy of the award's just announced Scion Split Surprise 7" Series.

Divine Fits @ Beerland, Austin 8/1/12

Thu, August 02 2012 5:10pm - Source: Stereogum

Of the Austin club Beerland's many redeeming features, the restroom decor stands supreme.

10 awesomely nude album covers

Tue, July 24 2012 5:59pm - Source: Death + Taxes

Yesterday, Bat For Lashes unveiled a new song and a whole lot more with the press release for her third album "The Haunted Man." The cover of that record features a fully nude Natasha Khan carrying an equally clothes-less man across her back.

My love is real

Thu, June 21 2012 11:47am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Though we still don't know the whole story behind the demise of Handsome Furs , Dan Boeckner, along with Britt Daniel (from Spoon), and Sam Brown (of New Bomb Turks), have already unveiled the first new music from their collaboration, Divine Fits.

Britt Daniel and Dan Boeckner form supergroup

Wed, May 23 2012 9:31am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Britt Daniel and Wolf Parade / Handsome Furs man Dan Boeckner have announced plans to form a band together.

Possible, probable

Mon, May 21 2012 11:16am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Trying to determine "the best" album of the year is always going to be an exercise in subjectivity, and well it should be.

Handsome Furs Are No More

Mon, May 21 2012 6:45am - Source: Oceans Never Listen

I'm sure many of you are aware of this by now.

What we had

Sat, May 19 2012 11:10am - Source: Quick Before It Melts

Just like their music, news that Handsome Furs has split up hit me like a sucker punch to the gut.

Handsome Furs Break Up

Fri, May 18 2012 9:58pm - Source: We All Want Someone To Shout For

Today on their website , the band – the husband and wife duo of Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry – announced that they have called it quits .

Handsome Furs announce breakup

Fri, May 18 2012 2:44pm - Source: You Ain't No Picasso

They've always been one of my favorite contemporary groups (gave last year's Sound Kapital my #2 pick of the year ) and I was already looking forward to their next album.