Russian club face control

Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the album russian club face control the indie rock duo Handsome Furs. For the policy of screening people in nightclubs based on their appearance, see Face control. Face Control is Handsome Furs’ second full-length album, which was released through Sub Pop Records.

The album’s title takes its name from the face control policy seen in upscale Russian nightclubs where people are admitted based on physical attractiveness. The album was heavily influenced by the Handsome Furs’ travels through Eastern Europe. Dan Boeckner has referred to the album as a “travel diary. The thing that really attracted me to using that as an album title was that it was a perfect example of how post-Communist Russia had so embraced this crazed form of hyper-capitalism — the kind that has no regard whatsoever for human-beings — to an extent that would horrify even the most right-wing North American Republican capitalist. Face Control was originally set to be released on February 3, 2009. However, the album’s release dated was delayed until March 10, 2009, due to a legal issue. Face Control has received generally positive reviews.

On the review aggregate site Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100, indicating “generally favorable reviews. Pitchfork Media’s Paul Thompson praised the album, writing “On every conceivable level down to the cover art, Face Control bests its predecessor, adding stuttering nuance to their previously too-spare sound, which they drape over some of the finest songs Boeckner’s ever written. Matthew Cole of Slant Magazine gave the album a mixed review, writing “Fans of off-kilter pop will enjoy at least a few of the stronger cuts, but too much of Face Control sounds like the unfinished blueprint of a much better album. In a scathing review, The A. Spinner named Face Control the best Canadian album of 2009.