Handsome Furs: What About Us

Handsome Furs sounds like what happens when synth-pop and punk-rock refuse to stop fighting. Dan Smith’s voice cutting through everything like he can’t wait to get to the next sentence, drums and synths piling up behind him. ’What About Us’ is them operating at full force—pure hooks and momentum, every song knows where it’s going. There’s this thing about the record where it feels both desperate and completely in control, and that’s the whole equation. You could put it on alone or at a party and it hits the same, which I guess is why it stays with you.