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[INDIE] Operators is the latest project from Canadian singer/songwriter/guitarist Dan Boeckner, formerly of Wolf Parade, which recorded three memorable albums for Sub Pop last decade. The band’s 2005 debut, Apologies to the Queen Mary, was nominated for a Polaris Prize. Boeckner has also been involved in British Columbian quartet Atlas Strategic and the duo Handsome Furs with his now-ex-wife Alexi Perry. Most recently he’s worked with Spoon’s Britt Daniels in Divine Fits, which formed in 2013. Operators is a more electronica-driven project, as the full length Blue Wave (out last April on Last Gang Records) demonstrates, and Boeckner focuses mainly on vocals with some keyboard contributions. The lion’s share of knob-twiddling, however, comes from Devojka, and drummer Sam Brown (also in Divine Fits) keeps the whole thing moving. The retro pastiche is unmistakable, recalling the synth-noir of countless 1980’s bands, but Boeckner has enough personality to make it into something all his own. Local indie trio Humble Braggers will open this Friday, April 14 at the Studio at the Waiting Room in support of their new record, I Know Better, I’m No Better, out last month.