The Shaky Hands

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The Shaky Hands
Origin Portland, Oregon USA
Genre(s) Indie rock
Folk rock
Jangle pop
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Holocene Music
Memphis Industries
Associated acts Castanets, Death Songs, Mondo Hollywood, The Thermals
Website myspace.com/shakyhands
Members
Nicholas Delffs
Colin Anderson
Mayhaw Hoons
Jeff Lehman
Nathan Delffs
Former members
Paul Culp

The Shaky Hands are a Portland, Oregon based rock, formed in 2003 upon Nicholas Delffs and Colin Anderson's move from Mendocino, California. Portland resident Paul Culp joined soon after on bass. They spent the next three years gradually building a following in the Portland area, until they were signed to Holocene Music in late 2006[1]. By this time, the lineup had changed considerably, with Mayhaw Hoons replacing Culp (who left in late 2004) on bass and the addition of second guitarist Jeff Lehman. Nathan Delffs (Nicholas' brother, and member of The Castanets) joined shortly thereafter on percussion and lap steel. Their sound is a mixture of 1960's style British Invasion bands such as The Kinks, The Who and The Zombies and American folk-rock in the vein of Neil Young. The result is a loose, jangly, rootsy style of indie rock. The Delffs brothers (along with most of the members of Shaky Hands) also perform Shaky Hands songs (alongside original compositions) under the Death Songs moniker, a more experimental and folk-oriented side project.

In March 2007, Pitchfork Media reviewed their song "Whales Sing"[2] from their forthcoming debut album, out April 10 on Holocene Music. On April 5th of the same year, Holocene Music posted the video for "Why And How Come," directed by Whitey McConnaughy, on YouTube.com.

The band signed to UK indie Memphis Industries in the summer of 2007, they will release the eponymous debut in the UK & Continental Europe on November 26th.

A New Zealand band, formerly called "Shaky Hands", changed their name to avoid legal action. They are now known as Cut Off Your Hands.

Contents

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio albums

Year Title Label
2007 The Shaky Hands Holocene Music

[edit] EPs

Year Title Label
2005 The Shaky Hands Self-released

[edit] Trivia

Nathan Delffs can be seen portraying an audience member in the video for "Why And How Come." He was not yet a member of the Shaky Hands at the time the song was recorded and thus does not appear in the video as a band member.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Holocene Music Signs the Shaky Hands- local Cut
  2. ^ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/forkcast/41319#The_Shaky_Hands_New_Music_The_Shaky_Hand

[edit] External links