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Alligator (ep)

by Hands 3

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1.
Your Hands 03:32
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Another Alligator running in the city tonight I know why you're smiling With your quicksand dancing virgin sacrifice I know why you're smiling Think they'd fall for your innocence Stagger from your tease Oh honey please It don't work like that So get off your back and do what you were made for Another Alligator running in the city tonight I know why you're smiling All of the golden fame boys beat their zero machines Creeps in ash fashion do the dog and the teen Saturate pretty fascination to screen Is that what you're made for Think they'd fall for your innocence Stagger from your tease Oh honey please It don't work like that So get off your back and do what you were made for Another Alligator running in the city tonight With your quicksand dancing virgin sacrifice All of the golden fame boys beat their zero machines Creeps in ash fashion do the dog and the teen Saturate pretty fascination to screen In your hands, your hands Your hands
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Questions 02:53
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on the street ask the wrong questions ask the wrong questions it's all very neat indiscreet dissension of reason it's corporate treason to cash what you bleed She said turn it around but you can't stand up when you're upside down it's a belligerent shame never in til you're out and hangin from a thread or it's all in your head the disease total obsession stolen confessions rumors and leaks on your knees they're here for inspection ask the wrong questions, tighten the squeeze She said turn it around but you can't stand up when you're upside down it's a belligerent shame never in til you're out and hangin from a thread or it's all in your head to deceive ask the wrong questions ask the wrong questions it's all very neat watch them feed you on the impression ask the wrong questions, blinded and bleached She said turn it around but you can't stand up when you're upside down it's a belligerent shame never in til you're out and hangin from a thread or it's all in your head
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Gunslinger 03:45
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who's running this game shooting out holes in my window again result of the race turn off your phone place your bets and erase hide under mattresses back of the matches and folded up cards from admires and clowns when bottle caps fly from the top of the fridge I suppose it's time to go one trigger away Gunslinger Gunslinger one trigger away we're running this game shooting out holes in your window again revolt in the ranks put her to bed the machine never waits hide under mattresses back of the matches and folded up cards from admires and clowns when bottle caps fly from the top of the fridge I suppose i should let you go one trigger away Gunslinger Gunslinger one trigger away
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Everything Must Go 03:13
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tax and errors and miscommunications notches on the scale chemical emissions crackin matches siren flashes the handsome grip throws 40 lashes everything's for sale radio plays blue eyes singing everything must go riot gear hard on one final tooth ache ex-patriot day dreams satellite long distance rates armed to the clip cocked to the teeth drop it to camouflage whatever's hiding underneath everything's for sale radio plays blue eyes singing everything must go padlocks trusted episodes border crisis headlight shock beyond the rude 2nd degree left turn breakdown refugees warning label litigators pipe bomb suitcase product noise restless garden weed the peace and drill drill everything must go
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Riot 02:41
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got no vision doctor lawyer got no advocation broken down and bruised sick with anticipation keep 'em in the dark waiting push push push me can't be responsible for actions push me bait the violator cable commentator role the camera and get the riot on indecision concrete reservation livin in the occupation loose the canister zero in on the demonstration keep 'em in the dark waiting push push push me can't be responsible for actions push me baited aggravation comic legislation drop the verdict and get the riot on

about

One of the great breakthroughs of 2019 was the rise of Corner Soul within the Lowell scene, who delivered an eccentric, multi-genre shot of glamorous pageantry directly into the veins of the ill-prepared Mill City, and earned a slot in the famed Rock N’ Roll Rumble.

Yet, while Corner Soul and their glittery frontman Tom O’Donnell dazzled audiences, a crew of mysterious musicians were right there in the background, providing the score. Among them was the project’s enigmatic bassist known only by the mononymous moniker of Hands, who in 2020 is clearly determined to make a name for his own project, one that promises to be every bit as glammed out as Corner Soul.

Hands’ project, Hands 3, was briefly teased at the tail-end of 2019 with the release of their single “Questions“, an angular burst of scum-guitar adrenaline, and a solid piece of indie punk equal parts glittery and gutter-soaked. A mere month later Hands 3 has released Alligator, the project’s first EP and a tonal expansion of sorts on “Questions.”

Whereas Corner Soul regularly switched sounds on a dime, Hands instead opts to go all in on the group’s 70s glam-punk influences to dynamic effect. With verses about quicksand dancing virgin sacrifices and chemical emissions (esoterically sexy lyrics that invoke struggle amidst urban sprawl), Hands’ John Doe-like croon is bolstered by dagger-sharp guitars, and heart-pounding drums, harkening to all the best portions of Iggy & The Stooges, the New York Dolls, and his own Corner Soul compatriots. It’s five songs to throw bricks through windows to, draped in a lascivious, glimmering lacquer that penetrates through thick layers of metropolitan decay.

If there’s a downside to Alligator, it’s that it barely comes in at under 20 minutes in length, making it a short but potent and satisfying shot of sexy glam distortion. Hopefully a full-length will not be too far down the line.

For Fans Of: Iggy & The Stooges, New York Dolls, Foxy Shazam, Lusus, Corner Soul
Key Track: “Your Hands”

– Lilz Martin (Lowell Spin)

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released January 10, 2020

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Hands 3 Lowell, Massachusetts

Hands 3 are a modern take on 70's glam punk. Their music has been described as “songs to throw bricks through windows to, bolstered by dagger sharp guitars and heart pounding drums, with esoterically sexy lyrics that invoke struggle amidst urban sprawl” (Lilz Martin, Lowell Spin). ... more

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