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Canadia's Cult Leaders Embrace Celluloid

Don't hold it against Broken Social Scene'ers and Wolf Parade "side project" The Handsome Furs for being so damn good at being photographed.  After all, they've spent their entire careers crafting those perfect beards and appropriately zombie-like facial expressions that everyone from Williamsburg to Long Beach has been trying to copy.

It makes sense then that both of these bands are putting out huge, beautiful video projects.

First up, Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning of BSS are pairing their acting chops with fellow bandmates Justin Peroff and Andrew Whiteman to play the wedding band in an upcoming Rachel McAdams/Eric Bana drama The Time Traveler's Wife.  The song they'll be performing?  Oh come on, you know the irony just has to be overly-steeped on this project: Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart."

And on other Northern fronts, Canada's Handsome Furs, having released their newest album, Face Control, have put out the first single's video: "I'm Confused."  It's a lucious romp through a seeming rural college town that includes a performance scene, multiple uber-indie looking girls, a run around campus, and, of course, a make-out scene between the now-wed band members Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry.  In fact, it looks a lot like my alma mater's town which sort of creeps me out in the good way.  The hook?  It's a zombie flick.  It's cheesy, beautiful, gross, erotic, hilarious, and utterly stupid, all at once.  I love it.

The "I'm Confused" video from The Handsome Furs.

Posted by Mark Steffen on Mar 12, 2009 @ 6:00 am