The Shaky Hands - Lunglight reviews
Reviews by letter :
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y
| Pitchforkmedia |
 "Likable" could be the most withering epithet in the book of faint praise. So the promotional strategy pursued on behalf of the Shaky Hands by Kill Rock Stars and Holocene-- pitching them as Portland's best-liked combo, a band for which no one in the community utters a discouraging word-- is potentially dangerous. If no one hates you, you've gotta be doing something wrong, right? That goes double for rock bands. But the Shaky Hands deserve more than a Miss Congeniality sash or a success-smothering "band's-band" tag. Even when they trade in clichéd themes and done-to-death sounds, they're really good.
Even if it doesn't offer such immediately appealing tracks as "Whales Sing" and "Why and How Come", the Shaky Hands' second LP, Lunglight, is consistently strong. While the debut scrapbooked four years in the local trenches and cobbled disparate influences and enthusiasms, Lunglight is a coherent, well-sequenced collection of often-ferocious, usually catchy, and occasionally sinister tracks. The band is still indebted to early R.E.M., Mission of Burma, and other first-generation American post-punks, but they've kicked the winsome jangle and amateurish faux folk to the curb and pounded a case of Red Bull. "A New Parade" leads the charge with violent chipped riffs, clipped snare beats, and vocalist Nick Delffs' nervy quaver. The record gets more raucous, with guitars bounding, lunging, thrusting in songs like "Air Better Come" and "Settle On", and the percussion throughout skittering like an Iditarod dogpack barreling down a hardwood hallway....full text |
|
| Avclub |
| Nick Delffs' vocals, aiming high and tuneful through what must be some raw sinus passages, lend The Shaky Hands an enjoyable case of the jitters. The Portland group makes the best case for itself when the instrumentation matches Delffs' frazzled energy, and Lunglight does that more effectively than last year's self-titled debut. "Air Better Come" balances creepiness with comfort, serenity with shakes. It itches with extra percussion and some squiggly-scratchy guitar bits, in one of many arrangements that nearly drown out familiar-sounding melodies and hooks. The Shaky Hands reach a better balance on "No Say," complementing a tale of despair with sparse verses that slowly build into brief outbursts, and the harmonies of "Wake The Breathing Light" catch the band at its most fun. Like The Shaky Hands' live set, Lunglight stirs up a worthy frolic with tattered scraps of psychedelic pop, surf-rock, frenzied folk, and a bit of Velvet Underground grit. If only the band's perversely gleeful touch weren't the only thing holding these pleasures together....full text |
|
| Prefixmag |
| From the musical hotbed of Portland, Oregon comes the band the Shaky Hands with its second full-length, Lunglight. The record is reportedly a bit of a darker affair than the band's self-titled 2007 debut. But the Shaky Hands still brings the jangly, scattershot fun that PDX bands have always been known for. 2007 also saw the Shaky Hands win the title of Best New Band from the Willamette Week, an honor previously betowed on bands including Talkdemonic and Menomena. The incarnation of the Shaky Hands that appears on Lunglight is a quintet, fleshed out by lead singer Nick Delff's brother Nathan, who played a bevy of different instruments....full text |
|
The Shaky Hands lyrics
All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only
Copyright © www.sweetslyrics.com Please read our
Privacy policy - 0.0208s
Send "The Shaky Hands " Ringtones to your Cell 
