Hands Like Houses
Hands Like Houses is an Australian post-hardcore band from Canberra. It exists since 2010 under this name, and is currently at Rise Records.
- 3.1 albums
History
So Long Safety (2006-2009)
The original band, which later became Hands Like Houses emerged, called So Long Safety, was established in 2006. Band members were, among others, Alex Pearson, Matt Cooper, Joel Tyrrell, Matt Parkitney and Jamal Sabet. In 2008 they released an EP called Bear In Mind, I'm A Lion and shot a video for the song You'll Never Beat Me, I'm Hydrodynamically Designed. The band was nominated for two awards MusicOz and reached top rankings on the Unearthed Competition of the Australian radio station Triple J.
2009 joined the current singer Trenton Woodley with the band, after his old band Eternal debut had dissolved. The constant from the date of occupation took a demo song called One: Hundred to which should be re-recorded later for the debut album by Hands Like Houses.
Name Change & Ground Dweller (2010-2012)
2010, they changed their name to Hands Like Houses. The name comes from the movie The Science of Sleep - How to dream in which the protagonist has a recurring dream in which his hands " as big as houses" are represented.
The band has traveled in the same year to Orlando, Florida in the Chango Studios with producer Cameron Mizell record their first EP. In 2011, the singles There's No Place For Animals and Lion Skin appeared, shortly after the band decided to make a full studio album from their EP. They completed their first European tour in 2011, when they played as support of Hope's The Last and The Elijah.
On January 4, 2012, officially announced that they have signed a contract with Rise Records. A few days later the release date of their debut album Ground Dweller on 13 March 2012 was announced. More details have been released over the next few months by Rise Records and from 11 March the full album on YouTube has been provided to the stream. Ground Dweller reached # 141 on the Billboard 200 chart and # 2 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The reviews were mostly positive, many praised the complete renunciation of Screaming / Growling, as in the post-hardcore is usual, and the skilful use of synthesizer effects. Criticisms were the production and overcharging awareness of some songs.
On April 16, 2012, a teaser has been uploaded to a digital video EP called Snow Sessions on the official YouTube channel of the band. She appeared in two parts on April 23 and May 1, and consists of two acoustic versions of songs from their debut album.
Their first tour of the United States launched 2 May 2012 along with The Air I Breathe, My Ticket Home and Palisades. As of July 5, they were on their way to the annual Scream It Like You Mean It Tour with, among others, Attack Attack!, The Acacia Strain, Woe, Is Me, Oceano and Impending Doom. On 6 August Collide With The Sky tour was announced in the Hands Like Houses as support of Pierce the Veil, Sleeping With Sirens and Tonight Alive were there. In addition, the official music video was released on 28 August to This Is not No Place For Animals.
Unimagine (2013 )
On February 13, Hands Like Houses announced via Twitter, working on a new album. This was confirmed by a video which showed the band in the studio during the recording of their new album on March 22, 2013. The release date was announced on June 7, 2013, it will be out July 23 via Rise Records and have the title Unimagine. A week later, the first single Introduced Species was published, and shortly afterwards the band went on the annual Vans Warped Tour from 15 June to 4 August continues. On 28 June, the Australian Blunt Magazine published the premiere the second single A Fire On A Hill with accompanying music video. Furthermore followed on 16 July 2013, a music video for the third single Shapeshifters consisting of live recordings from the Warped Tour.
Style
Hands Like Houses play a blend of modern post-hardcore, electronic effects and various experimental elements like harps or chimes. Singer Trenton Woodley completely avoids the use of guttural vocals and uses an oriented soul vocals similar to Tyler Carter (ex - Woe, Is Me) Jonny Craig ( ex- Emarosa, Dance Gavin Dance). As influences Hands Like Houses especially The Receiving End Of Sirens and Thrice count on.
Discography
Albums
- 2012: Ground Dweller ( Rise Records )
- 2013: Unimagine ( Rise Records )
Music videos
- 2012: Snow Sessions
- 2012: This Is not No Place For Animals
Swell
- Post- hardcore band
- Australian band