Handsome Furs are over

From Handsomefurs.com:

With a heavy heart the time has come to let all of you know that Handsome Furs are no more.

The most important thing that needs to be said right now is how extremely grateful we are to all the fans all over the world that showered us with love and support over the years. Thank you for everything! It’s been an incredible 6 years and we owe it all to you.

xoxo

HF

I’m extremely sad to post this news. I wish both Dan and Alexei success and happiness in whatever the future brings.

Moonface DJ set in Berlin

Hey Berliners! Spencer and Siinai will be DJ’ing after their show at Kater Holzig in Berlin. Here’s the info:

Wednesday May 23
Moonface and Siinai After Party and Dj Sets
Das Gift
Donaustrasse 119
12043 Berlin
Free Entry
Facebook event page

Thanks to Kevin at Shameless/Limitless for all the info.

Also, it has been confirmed that Dante Decaro will be joining Spencer and Siinai on the entire Moonface world tour!

Moonface on tour!

Photo cred: Kiia

Moonface is now on tour to support his latest release, Heartbreaking Bravery. Spencer Krug and Siinai played their first show of their world tour in Helsinki the other night. Dante Decaro was also there and he performed with Spencer and Siinai for the entire set. No word if Dante will be performing with them for the entire tour.

Setlist:

Quickfire, I Tried
I’m Not the Phoenix Yet
Heartbreaking Bravery
Shitty City
Faraway Lightning
Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips
Headed for the Door
Yesterday’s Fire
Fast Peter
Lay Your Cheek on Down
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Run Through the Jungle (cover)

Apparently, when they played Headed for the Door the letter part was actually a part from the letter written by Sarah and not the one written by Spencer. Thanks to Kiia and makeitbacon from the forum for the reviews and pictures.

Moonface is on tour:

05-11 Helsinki, FI – Korjaamo
05-14 Stockholm, SE – Lilla Hotellbaren
05-15 Oslo, NO – Mono
05-16 Bergen, NO – Kjott Bergen
05-18 Stavanger, NO – Grottene
05-19 Aarhus, DK – Pop Revo Fetival
05-20 Gothenburg, SE – Pusterviksbaren
05-21 Malmo, SE – Debaser
05-22 Hamburg, DE – Hafenklang
05-23 Berlin, DE – Kater Holzig
05-24 Krakow, PL – Green Zoo Festival
05-25 Leipzig, DE – Nato
05-26 Utrecht, NL – Le Guess Who May Day
05-27 Kortrik, BE – Sinxen Festival
05-28 Manchester, UK – Soup Kitchen
05-29 London, UK – Cargo
05-31 Paris, FR – Point Ephemere*
06-01 Duedingen, CH – Kilbi Festival
06-15 Pontiac, MI – Pike Room
06-16 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06-17 Iowa City, IA – The Mill
06-19 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06-20 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot
06-21 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
06-22 Austin, TX – Red 7
06-24 St. Louis, MO – The Luminary
06-26 Nashville, TN – 12th & Porter
06-27 Atlanta, GA – Earl
06-28 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
06-29 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
06-30 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
07-01 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bears

Yulia Cover and a Letter from Sarah

So I discovered this amazing cover of Wolf Parade’s ‘Yulia’ today and needed to share it with all of you right away! As posted on AUX.TV, the cover is by Canadian artist Dan Griffin and you can download/stream it below.

In other news, the Jagjaguwar promotions department kicked things into overdrive last week. A few weeks ago many of you received the lovely letter from Spencer to Sarah as part of promotion for Moonface’s latest, Heartbreaking Bravery. Well this week we were all surprised to find in our mail boxes a letter from Sarah to Spencer:

Thanks to Chris Sweet for the image.

Heartbreaking Bravery exsists

Its’s official, Heartbreaking Bravery has been released into the world. Yesterday was the official release day for the latest Moonface record. If you didn’t pre-order you can purchase Heartbreaking Bravery at Jagjaguwar as well as Insound, Amazon, and iTunes.

What do you think of this record? Share your opinions on our forum.

Dan Boeckner to score the movie ‘Adult World’

Just read this amazing news at Indiewire.com about Dan scoring the upcoming film ‘Adult World’, directed by Scott Coffey. Scott was also the director of two Handsome Furs videos.

Indie rock has its fair share of distinct voices, but few are as instantly recognizable as that of Dan Boeckner, the musician and voice behind the acclaimed Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs. But he’s stepping off the stage for a brief moment, to try his hand at something a little bit different.

Director Scott Coffey tweeted at us (thanks!) the news that he is “thrilled that Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade & Handsome Furs is scoring my movie #adultworld starting @RobertsEmma & @johncusack.” And indeed, that’s a pretty intriguing development for the film which is already quite promising. Starring the aforementioned Emma Roberts and John Cusack, along with “American Horror Story” star Evan Peters and “Raising Hope” actress Shannon Woodward, “Adult World” follows Amy Anderson (Roberts), a Stanford grad with dreams of becoming a poet who gets stuck working in an erotic bookstore to help pay off her mounting debt. Cusack will play Amy’s hero and mentor, the delightfully named poet Rat Billings, with Woodward as her punk/goth roommate Candace and Peters as Manny.

No word yet if Boeckner will be singing any new tunes, or just providing more of a score, but at any rate it should prove to be fascinating backdrop to the film. No release yet for the film, but could a fall festival premiere be possible? Hopefully we’ll know more soon.

New Moonface video

Check out the new video for ‘Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips’ from the brand new Moonface record – Heartbreaking Bravery.

You can pre-order the record now through Jagjaguwar and receive an immediate download or wait for the release date on April 17th.

For those that already pre-ordered the record, you probably got a nice piece of Moonface propaganda mailed to you the other day. Check out the letter from Spencer below, which can also be heard in the song ‘Headed for the Door’:

Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips
Directed by Marsha Balaeva

Moonface American Tour Dates

06-15 Pontiac, MI – Pike Room
06-16 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
06-17 Iowa City, IA – The Mill
06-19 Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry
06-20 Lawrence, KS – Jackpot
06-21 Dallas, TX – Club Dada
06-22 Austin, TX – Red 7
06-24 St. Louis, MO – The Luminary
06-26 Nashville, TN – 12th & Porter
06-27 Atlanta, GA – Earl
06-28 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
06-29 Baltimore, MD – Sonar
06-30 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
07-01 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bears

All dates to be performed with Siinai

Pre-Order Moonface – Heartbreaking Bravery

You can now pre-order the new Moonface record ‘Heartbreaking Bravery’. Jagjaguwar is offering a deluxe version of the record that is priced at $21.99:

Pre-order of the Moonface Deluxe Bundle includes: 1) Vinyl LP version of ‘Heartbreaking Bravery’ 2) CD version of ‘Heartbreaking Bravery’ in a 6-panel wallet 3) Limited-edition bonus 7″ single featureing two previously unreleased Moonface songs” 4) 11″x17″ poster of ‘Heartbreaking Bravery’ album art 5) Instant download of ‘Heartbreaking Bravery’ (MP3 format @320kbps)

You can also purchase all 3 Moonface releases for $29.99 and with that you will also receive the instant download of Heartbreaking Bravery. Single CD and LP pre-orders also come with instant download.

Heartbreaking Bravery will be released on April 17th. Pre-order are available from these places as well:

Insound:
LP Pre-Order
CD Pre-Order

Amazon
LP Pre-Order
CD Pre-Order

Dead + Rural

Check out this great cover of the Handsome Furs song Dead + Rural by The Cinnamon Band.