It doesn’t take but a brief listen to the self-titled debut from Seattle, Washington’s The Hands to realize that this is a band whose members must worship at the altar or classic rock-n-roll. The Hands have a simple formula for saucy and fiery garage rock that features searing guitars and a vocalist with a Jagger-esqe howl. Sure, it is a little retro but the band also manages to capture a little Northwest indie rock in their boisterous and furious throwback sound. The playing is ragged and relaxed but the songs are anything but. I’m (admittedly) not the biggest garage rock fan around but I still find The Hands to be an excellent addition to the genre and can only imagine that they totally slay live. Like a stick of dynamite with the fuse lit, this stuff is explosive.

MP3 | The Hands – Lies Lies Lies S/T
MP3 | The Hands – Six Gun Hand S/T

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