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The Velvet Hands to release RSD single ‘Trains’ & Dates

April 7, 2016

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The Velvet Hands to release RSD single ‘Trains’ & Dates

Fast rising Cornwall four piece The Velvet Hands return with the vital punk sound of their new single ‘Trains’ released as a limited issue 7” through Easy Action Records(home to The Black Tambourines, Lost Dawn)  this Record Store Day on the April 16th. With both sides of the release ‘Trains’ and b-side ‘Curtains Close’ being available as a digital single on the 29th of April.

Exciting four-piece The Velvet Hands release new single ‘Trains’ on the 16th of April and celebrate with a raft of shows. Revealing yet another quiver in their sonic armoury powered by a thunderous rhythm, memorable riffs and snarling choruses ‘Trains’ is an unstoppable force, the urgent spite laden sound of a band eager to escape with a punky spirit that’s impossible to ignore.  While b-side ‘Curtain Closes’ shows their potential to shift songwriting gears whilst retaining the  bristling attitude of a band with a fierce D.I.Y. mark them out as a band with the ability to fight for your attention.

Their new release follows the release of two singles and a series of unmissable shows in the past six months the melodically powerful ‘Habit’ [March 2016] caused a real stir with God Is In The TV calling it a “brash garage punk rabble-rouser somewhere between the attitude of early Cribs or Libertines colliding with the death or glory of the Clash.”  While debut double a-side Games/Who Cares [Oct, 2015] announced their arrival last year, both came out on Cornish label JamX Records.

The Velvet Hands encompass elements of The Strokes’ D.I.Y high energy garage-rock and charismatic push and pull storytelling, but with a big dollop of snarling rock ‘n’ roll,  it’s a sound FreshontheNet have aptly described as “a wonderful mess, a soundtrack for demolition.”

The band’s raucous-yet-super-tight live sets (with early shows at Boardmaster plus support slots with The Bluetones, Wild Smiles, Yak and Lost Dawn) have been described as “full of bolshy spirit” [NME].  With Dan Able and Toby Mitchell – the two lead singers/guitarists –  tussling for position at the mic there’s a punk-rock ethos at play both on record and live.

To coincide with RSD  release ‘Trains’, The Velvet Hands play the following dates in April:

Newquay – Whiskers – April 6th

Plymouth – Underground – April 8th

Music Nostalgia Record Store –Truro – April 16th (7.45 am)

New Inn – St Austell – April 16th

Urban Bar – London E1 – April 21st

Amersham Arms – London –  April 30th – tbc

 

Connect with The Velvet Hands via:

thevelvethands.co.uk | facebook.com/thevelvethands/ | @the velvethands1

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