Plague Park
by Handsome Furs
  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Release Date: May 22, 2007
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. PopMatters
    60
    In the wrong atmosphere, Plague Park is redundant and lethargic. But spin Plague Park in the right setting, on your stereo late one night in a dark, empty room, and you may find that its pervasive despondence will mingle with your disappointment, your exhaustion, your heartbreak, and somehow make you feel just a little bit better.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    50
    I find myself disappointed with Plague Park despite its elusive initial luster. The good news is it’s an easy fix: Hire a band.
  3. Uncut
    40
    Overall the record has the pleasantly hobbyish but inessential air of a gap year vanity project. [Jul 2007, p.103]
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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 2 out of 30
  1. luneth12
    May 8, 2016
    10
    Years later and I still cannot get enough of this album, there is something so real and amazing about it. Better than any wolf parade albumYears later and I still cannot get enough of this album, there is something so real and amazing about it. Better than any wolf parade album in my book… Full Review »
  2. ChrisW
    Apr 13, 2010
    6
    it's merely OK. It's not horrible and it's not great....it just sort of is.
  3. ChristianH
    Mar 4, 2009
    9
    All songs save Dumb Animals are easy to listen to continuously. I love this CD.
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