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The Shaky Hands | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (26 Nov 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Memphis Industries
  • ASIN: B000VJFH0I
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 226,211 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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BBC Review

It's a fact that certain music reflects certain moments in anyone's life. Dance music might, for example, reflect a Saturday night on 'the juice', Gangster rap may psyche some people up just before a monumental sporting event and Mozart could even encompass a feeling of dread in a ten-year-olds visit to his Grandma's house. Maybe.

If such comparisons can be made, The Shaky Hands, would without doubt, reflect a summer's day in the temperate countryside. Fitting then that the album cover portrays just that. Surrounded by greenery and blue sky, the band sits courteously with over-sized flowers as headwear. Nice look.

But the sound's even nicer. "Whales Sing" is one of the most cheerful songs released this year and "Sunburns" grabs hold of the listener and glides them back to the 1960s in a (air-conditioned) Cadillac and through wispy clouds created by the group's bouts of whistling and a meandering bass-line.

However, the Hands don't sound old-fashioned. Nick Delffs' voice is gracious but also, more importantly, distinctively powerful. "I'm Alive" without his voice would be somewhat average, but the fact that it isn't comes down to Delffs' inflection. Think Willy Mason fronting Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

"Another World" then takes the band in a Dylan-esque direction and strands them in uncertain territory, like a cat about to take a bath. The song's humming and acoustic delicacy sum up this album and the band as an entity. An entity which would melt even the most bitter heart. --David McGuire

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
on the advise of the observer music magazine i bought this album and boy am i glad! not since the shins debut album have i heard an album so melodic that it makes criticism futile. every track has something to recommend it, but current faves are whales sing (make this a single!) the single the sleepless (it should've been a hit!) and maker make, but i'm sure this will change tomorrow. a definite album of the year. buy! buy! buy!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Yeah, this album is pretty good. I read a few reviews before i purchased it, and the band had comparisons with The Shins, Midlake and other bands i enjoy. To be honest, i cant see the comparision. Musically the band sound great, great lyrics sweet melodic music and i guess thats where the comparrison comes from. Its just the voice that grates me. There are some brillant songs on here, and some not so brilliant. Still worth listening to if your in to American Indie.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Not a bad song on the entire CD 10 Jun 2007
By Neomorphus - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Low key jangly pop/rock with a few well placed upbeat sections. I read another reviewer say that this reminded him of what an early 80's R.E.M. / Violent Femmes fusion might have sounded like. Only better because this exists and that never did.
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Truly Bad Record 1 Nov 2010
By Michael Pouliot - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Record starts off with a song that is nothing more than a poorly done ripoff of Otis Redding. It decends into unlistenable drivel from there. The singer is painfully bad. Nuff said...
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