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"It leans mightily into a spastic sludge-funk groove
that could give chills to fans of Maggot Brain-eraFunkadelic and Big
Business alike - and maybe pop fans, too, since both dudes have
voices that are elastic like metal Minaj. Call it a prog-glurp
masterwork." -- SPIN
Canadian power-duo Indian Handcrafts premiere the second track
from their forthcoming sophomore album Civil Disobedience For Losers today
via Pitchfork. The ferocious song "Terminal Horse" is available to download/stream HERE (alternate Soundcloud link HERE). Indian Handcrafts also take to
the road in November with Red Fang and Black Tusk,
following this weekend's performance at theRifflandia Festival. Please
see complete dates below.
The duo recently premiered the first track from the album courtesy of SPIN.com. The song, "Bruce Lee" is available HERE (alternate Soundcloud link HERE). The band recently released a behind-the-scenes video studio shot while recording the album -- featuring cameos from some heavy friends . The Toronto band's sophomore release, Civil Disobedience For Losers was recorded in Los Angeles back in March with engineer Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Big Business, Red Sparowes). Watch teaser video HERE.
Everything about Canadian power-duo Indian
Handcrafts seems to defy possibilities: a two piece that's louder
than a hundred bands, kicking out one of the year's most riff-rollicking
albums that was recorded while the guitarist had a broken hand! They're two
friendly, soft-spoken Canadian guys sounding like the Funkadelic Mothership
crash landing on top of the Planet Caravan in Interstellar Overdrive.
Indian Handcrafts' well honed, massive melodic heft seems
to belie the simplicity of instrumentation between drummer/vocalist Brandyn
James Aikins and guitarist/vocalist Daniel Brandon Allen. While their songs
feature hints of heavy, technically skilled bands like Big Business, Hella andTweakbird,
there are also strong melodies and a vocal intensity inviting comparisons to
artists ranging from Death From Above 1979 to Jack
White. Top that all off with a rhythmic groove reminiscent of a hybrid of ZZ
Top's Tres Hombres and Funkadelic's Standing
On The Verge of Getting It On and it's clear that Indian Handcrafts
are much, much more than the sum of their parts.
Bursting out of Barrie, Ontario this pair of charming
gentlemen immediately impacted the world with a self-released 8-song debut
album in 2011. Cathy Pellow of Sargent House quickly took notice and signed
the band on to management and the label. Shortly thereafter, Civil
Disobedience For Loserswas recorded in Los Angeles with Kasai and
featuring special guest appearances by Melvinsdrummers Dale
Crover and Coady Willis. Even with such superfriends
assisting the proceedings, Indian Handcrafts prove their own exceptional
strengths throughout the album.
"The doctor said if you go and record that's your
problem if it gets worse," Allen explains of recording with a broken
hand. "It was a little painful some days, but because of being there in
the surroundings it was easy to get around that. It healed fine."
Overall, the duo says the recording came together very quickly under Kasai's
guidance, but it's the bond between Aikins and Allen that gives Indian
Handcrafts its lean, ferocious personality. "We first started this band
when playing in another band that was pissing us off," Aikins says.
"We were the two who always got along. I can't ever see us having anyone
else in the band. Unless Toshi played tambourine."
Civil Disobedience For Losers will be
available everywhere on LP, CD and download on October 30th, 2012 via Sargent
House.
INDIAN HANDCRAFTS LIVE:
09/14 Victoria, BC @ Soprano's - Rifflandia Festival 2012
09/21 Toronto, ON @ Steam Whistle Brewery
INDIAN HANDCRAFTS with RED FANG & BLACK TUSK:
11/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
11/11 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom 11/12 Brooklyn, NY @ St. Vitus 11/13 Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East (Downstairs) 11/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom 11/16 Detroit, MI @ The Magic Stick 11/17 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean 11/19 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater 11/20 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Urban Lounge 11/21 Boise, ID @ Neurolux |
Artist: Indian Handcrafts
Album: Civil Disobedience For Losers
Label: Sargent House
Release Date: October 30, 2012
01. Bruce Lee (MP3)
02. Red Action
03. Starcraft
04. Zombies
05. Worm In My Stomach
07. Coming Home
08. Centauri Teenage Riot
09. Truck Mouth
10. The Jerk
11. Lion at the Door
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