Hand Practices - December 14th, 2018
from Radio One Chicago Hosted by Radio One Chicago
Hand Practices are a four piece psychedelic rock band from Chicago, IL. None of the members are particularly virtuosic at their instruments, nor do any of them look particularly cool. However, they do have some redeeming qualities. For starters, they are relatively punctual for a band whose only unofficial endorsement is from an anonymous weed farmer. Oh yeah, and they write songs that have killer melodies, catchy hooks, and sneakily complex arrangements. From groovy, swinging, meter-bending, poppy tunes to sprawling, droning sonic monoliths, Hand Practices carves out albums and live sets that pull the listener along some somehow cohesive journey that detours at every strange roadside attraction along the way. With the self-release of their first full-length record, Caterpillar, in late 2014 and a handful of trippy singles, Hand Practices is moving forward musically with their sophomore effort Magnum Dopus, 9 songs that deconstruct music and lyrically ponder its value while hoping that the undercurrent of the songs themselves are redemption enough to prove itself wrong. Radio One Chicago airs live every Thursday night on WLUW-FM, 88.7 from 6p to 8p cst.
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