The Velvet Hands – I Don’t Mind (Easy Action Records)
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| The Velvet Hands - I Don't Mind |
Release Date: 3rd February 2017
Two things I love about a single
these days – a vinyl release and a B-side. ‘I Don’t Mind’ by the Velvet Hands
has both of things so it’s already off to a flyer in my mind. The Cornish combo
have perfectly embraced that shambolic indie gang mentality and sound that the
likes of the Libertines and Stages of Dan encompassed so well with scratchy guitars,
more cymbals than is healthy for any one band and a good line in charity shop
coats. “I don’t mind if you stay the night” they sing in unison from the back
of the night bus swigging from cans of Red Stripe and flirting with any girls
the see through the window. B-side ‘The End’ is not a cover of the Doors
classic but actually it’s a rambling, morning-after-the-night-before acoustic
strum that has all the energy of a hangover but all the stories to tell as
well. Finishing up for all the world like the Arctic Monkeys and Richard Hawley,
this song shows a certain swagger and joie-de-vivre that feels almost wasted on
a B-side. Glorious.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/thevelvethands/?fref=ts
Live Dates:
8th March – the Monarch, Camden w/Mark Beaumont
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