I Have Heard the Future and It Sounds Like Portland - Vol. 1 The Shaky Hands
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Album:The Shaky Hands
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Track:Sleepless
I've been an official Portlander now for six months. Having spent the majority of that time cramming the music of my newly adopted hometown into my head, I feel ready....and obligated...to share some local favorites.
And so it begins. The first installment of many Portland MOG posts to come.
If Conor Oberst did jangle pop, it might sound a little like the Shaky Hands. According to their label, Holocene Music, "the Shaky Hands make the kind of catchy, soulful indie rock that's tailor-made for brokedown car stereos and river-rat boomboxes." I couldn't agree more. It's the kind of music reminiscent of those early teenage summers - first loves, sunshine, freshly mowed lawns, and endless possibilities.
I've listened to their self-titled debut a few times now, and it's proving difficult to pick out favorites - always a good sign of a solid album. Right now, they fall into two categories: songs like "Sleepless" and "Sunburns" that make me want to sit on the edge of the lake and splash my feet to the beat, and those like "Why and How Come" that make me want to spin around in dizzy circles until I collapse.
The Shaky Hands - "Why and How Come"
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