When it rains it pours, and in Brooklyn things are positively soaking. This New York borough has long been a hotbed of creative talent – from music to art, fashion to cuisine and pretty much any other idea that can be considered good, someone in BK has tried their hand at least somewhat successfully at it. A slew of Brooklyn bands have been blowing up of late, with the latest one set to explode being The Hundred In The Hands. This two-piece, comprised of singer Eleanore Everdell (who also appears on fellow Brooklynites TV On The Radio’s album Dear Science) and multi-instrumentalist Jason Friedman, were recently signed to Warp Records. Here they join an esteemed roster of artists such as Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin and Battles, and also (wait for it) yet another BK band, Grizzly Bear.

The Hundred In The Hands takes the feeling of being swept away (thanks to Eleanore’s breathy vocals) and spikes it with a bit of a punch. Static rhythms are overlaid with swirling synths and jagged guitars, making for a poppy yet complex combination. It’s not chin-stroking music but neither is it straightforward, and it’s this very element, we predict, that will be THITH’s clincher.

More at thehundredinthehands.com or myspace.com/thehundredinthehands(.)

The Hundred In The Hands – “Dressed In Dresden”




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