Handsome Furs - Face Control

Review by Alexander Tudor

It’s a well-known bit of pop trivia that the synth-led sound of Springsteen’s wilderness years was indebted to the organs and skeletal drum machines of electro-duo Suicide. Face Control sounds like Born in the USA if The Boss had thrown a little more evil in the mix; plus, tried replicating Alan Vega’s demented yelps. Yep – it’s THAT good…»