this record just gets better and better with each listen - and it was amazing on the first listen.

i was really leary when i heard about another wolf parade side project... but this album has truly seeped into my soul. there is just a ton of great tracks on here. one of my favorites of 2007 so far.

an atmospheric, melancholic masterpiece. i cannot get over how much i love this record.

Excellent album. The critics have a tin ear when it comes to this CD.

The subtle and dark beauty of this album will be lost on people who don't take the time to listen to the lyrics or nuances of the drum machine. The concept of the album itself, Plague Park - named after a park in Helsinki that houses the plague-striken ancestors of its current inhabitants - is haunting, layered and clashing. The music does no less. Amazing.

it's merely OK. It's not horrible and it's not great....it just sort of is.

Really, a great album, my favourite that I've heard so far this year. The melodies are powerful and memorable, the lyrics are pretty great (though they don't quite live up to some of Spencer Krug's), and it works wonderfully as a cohesive whole.

fans know much then the critics on this one.

Love Wolf Parade, Love Spencer, Love Dan...but I only really like Handsome Furs. More Wolf Parade needed, but I cherish all related side projects!

Remarkably consistent throughout. Highlights: What We Had, Dead + Rural, and The Radio's Hot Sun

It sucks if you're expecting Wolf Parade, which most reviews seem to be doing. If you're not, it's surprisingly good, one of the best albums of the year. A minimalist masterpiece.

All songs save Dumb Animals are easy to listen to continuously. I love this CD.

even better than wolf parade!!!!!

"nice songs, dan! where's wolf parade?" shut up, pitchfork

awesome album, it's about a 9.5 but I'll round up

I think reviews are being a bit unfair to this album. It's one of my highlights of the year so far. It could probably serve to stop comparing it to Wolf Parade in every second sentence, and judge it on it's own merits. The hooks from What We Had and Dead + Rural follow me everywhere and while the themes are a little confusingly contradictory, it's more intelligent and original fare than you'd get from, say, Neon Bible. Hope they squeeze out a second album sometime soon… Expand

much better than Sunset Rubdown. More focus and more heart!

This album is highly underrated. I'm really shocked it wasn't received better -- the songs are amazing...the album has a specific feel throughout with interesting percussion parts mixed with odd synths, guitar and wonderful melodies. I feel like so many artists go for this sound but few pull it off with such ease.