Vampire Hands
Psychedelic / Punk
Vampire Hands don't suck. They kill. As the moniker would suggest, they offer a slightly darker take on the party procedural. These dudes like their Woolly Boolly right before The End, and give the wanton rock minded listener a solid and dirty take on "la historia de la musica rock" with a finger pressing play on the Nuggets box set, all four discs at once.
So what's that mean for you, the listener? Why would you want to hear this record? Because of the melodies, harmonies, and the adherence to solid rhythms, but what sets it apart from your typical Days Inn cover fest, is Vampire Hands focus on experimentation, and chaos, as complements to good old true blue American songwriting. Like a trip ending with Jimi's guitar on fire, a handful of downers, and a sweet sled down thrill hill.
This ain't strictly psych, but dudes are probably into Simply Saucer. And if you want to play the "inspiration Kevin Bacon game," take the current Detroit garage scene highlighted by luminaries The Detroit Cobras, The White Stripes and The Go, time travel and add Bob Seger's "Lucy Blue"-era band, and then transport said scene hefty to the Minnesota DIY art nice, where the ghosts shout Hootie Hoo and Hüsker Dü. Minneapolis' Vampire Hands space race backwards across the years amongst the rock and roll asteroids and return from the mission gifting the present day garage rock scene an unique addition to the dramatic art rock styling of bands like Roxy Music and King Crimson.
Are you beginning to get a clearer picture of why this might appeal to you. Guitars/drums/bass? Check. Reverb/synths/drugs? Check. Falsetto? Check. Party? Check. Do you like Can, Brian Eno, Royal Trux, Velvet Underground and Iggy Pop, and are you interested in music that draws reference to said artists while wholly maintaining and creating something new? If you said 'yes' and/or 'give me a beer' then please listen to Vampire Hands.
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