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This past April HANDS released their Massive Context EP on Small Plates, and are now excited to bring it on the road to you! This June the LA foursome will be hitting the road, playing a string of West Coast dates with Maps & Atlases and The Big Sleep.
They have also just a released a video of them performing an acoustic version of their "Forced Fascination" track amidst the Santa Monica mountains. Check it out below:
The introductory palette of sounds you are confronted by on Hands' Massive Context EP can serve as a metaphor of sorts for their sound and aesthetic: big claps, echoed vocals, pulsing rhythmic blasts, and gracefully crafted melodies. They pull from various styles of pop and world music while employing a focused blanket of tone and clarity that both supports and distinguishes their style.
Structures decay and arise as if each instrument's part was written to intrinsically support the others, creating a truly solid foundation that allows the vocals to exist within the music rather than above it. It is with these motifs and thematic nuances present that their EP finds its identity and gives you a peek into much more to come from these gentlemen. Massive Context EP to be released on 4/10 by Small Plates Records.
Tour Dates:
05/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl (Record Release Show)
06/06 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
06/07 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
06/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06/09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06/11 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
06/12 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
06/13 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
06/15 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
06/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
06/17 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
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They have also just a released a video of them performing an acoustic version of their "Forced Fascination" track amidst the Santa Monica mountains. Check it out below:
The introductory palette of sounds you are confronted by on Hands' Massive Context EP can serve as a metaphor of sorts for their sound and aesthetic: big claps, echoed vocals, pulsing rhythmic blasts, and gracefully crafted melodies. They pull from various styles of pop and world music while employing a focused blanket of tone and clarity that both supports and distinguishes their style.
Structures decay and arise as if each instrument's part was written to intrinsically support the others, creating a truly solid foundation that allows the vocals to exist within the music rather than above it. It is with these motifs and thematic nuances present that their EP finds its identity and gives you a peek into much more to come from these gentlemen. Massive Context EP to be released on 4/10 by Small Plates Records.
Tour Dates:
05/26 - Los Angeles, CA - Origami Vinyl (Record Release Show)
06/06 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
06/07 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room
06/08 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
06/09 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
06/11 - Portland, OR - Bunk Bar
06/12 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
06/13 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
06/15 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
06/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
06/17 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
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