‘A Thousand Hands’ is a dark brooding record from of all places, sunny LA and the band is Sextile.
You would be thinking Horrors and The Jesus and Mary Chain on opener 'A Thousand Hands' as the bass, drums and reverb guitar kick in, on only the second song, 'Flesh' and you start thinking this record must have been recorded on a cold rainy day in Bradford.
There is a lot of power to consume on the relatively short tracks, 'Can't take it' brings in a drums and synth intro but any brightening of the mood is soon crushed by the dark storm clouds of guitar and vocals that threaten to floor any listener.
'Truth and Perception' rings out like a horde of banshees chasing down their prey as the synth screams it radio waves direct into your ears.
'Romance' finally brings the pace down with a touch of menacing ambience after which 'Minds Eye' and 'Shattered Youth' elevate the pace of the record up to the wider screen sound of the epic 'Into the Unknown'
A fine debut with plenty to listen to, A stage full of dry Ice one would imagine for the live show as the closing of the album, really does power to an end Horror's style, on 'Visions of You' before we arrive at the tolling bells of the last track Introvert'.
Pete
9/11
‘A Thousand Hands’ is released on 21stAugst via Felte,
Sextile are: guitarist/vocalist Brady Keehn , drummer/vocalist Melissa Scaduto, bassist/ guitarist Kenny Elkin and keyboardist/synths Eddie Wuebben.
Here's our recent interview with the band
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