Music website Radio Free Silverlake called The Soft Hands “Jangly and nervous and exciting.” I may have to agree after seeing them play live last year and after listening to them further since then. Their music is definitely fast, not in a simplistic punk rock way but in a layered and syncopated way, and Matt’s high-pitched vocal outbursts make them sound a bit nervous and even tense. Drumbeats without a lot of fills, a quickly strummed guitar and driving bass lines give the band a unique yet familiar sound completely free of inertia.
Tight, fast and catchy, the threesome from Long Beach, California played Durango last year at the awards ceremony following the third installment of Rally of the Dead. They definitely created new fans and kept the otherwise exhausted audience shaking their booties late into the evening. My personal favorite is “Imagine Me,” an expeditiously paced gem featuring catchy verses and a beauty of a chorus sang by bassist, Elizabeth. “Know Your Own” is another catchy one that is both moody and soothing at the same time. The future looks bright for The Soft Hands.
You can purchase a copy of their first full length, “Hours Pass By,” at cdbaby.com. Just remember, it’s no wave, not new wave.
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