The Hands Of The Wrong People are based in Berlin, Germany, and have existed in various forms and European cities since 2002. Dominic, who grew up in Scotland plays guitar, sings and arranges songs together with Robert, from Leipzig, on drums and Berlin native Pius on bass.
Having produced 2 self-released EPs in Germany, Spring Flakes is their first full length album. It was recorded in Portland, USA and is released on the Portland based independent label, Peapod Recordings.
"Songs draw from such seemingly disparate genres such as Scottish post-punk pop, and US, Chicago style post-rock. Imagine the jazz-influenced rock of Karate mixed with the pseudo-Chic Postcard label funk of Orange Juice with its clean pop jangle and you begin to get a sense of the sound of The Hands Of The Wrong People. The lyrics address relationships & politics in the same breath, becoming a subtle form of protest music performed on the deceptively traditional lineup of guitar, bass & drums." - Ron Harrity, Peapod Recordings
"Sunny, harmonic guitar pop." - Dorfdisco
"Their sensitive, atmospheric guitar rock owes much to a Scottish indie-pop tradition, but tense, hesitant rhythmic shifts and glints of '80s post-punk trebly sheen create a distinctive mood based around a limited palette of sounds - intricate guitar lines, irritable basslines and direct, affecting vocals." - The Skinny
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