profile - Cold Hands

Henry Gibson has been a tireless presence in local music over the last few years, running the gamut from the Invocation's fiery emo to his own Elliott Smith-esque solo material, but his latest group COLD HANDS, with Jason Bowman and former Chelsea Horror bandmate Zach Land, finds his efforts uniquely focused towards the dancy, airily dark pop music of post-punk revivalists like Interpol. This is admittedly a pervasive trend in popular music, but Cold Hands carries itself with a certain soul where so many bands in the genre opt for jagged detachment, and it pays off. Emotion, not indifference, pushes the music to unexpected places, and Gibson's songwriting is as distinctive as ever, complimented greatly by Bowman and Land's aesthetic contributions. (One only hopes that the ever-humble Henry will soon regain his Chelsea Horror-era confidence behind the microphone.) Cold Hands are currently on a short tour of the south, and will begin work on a debut full length over the coming summer.

RIYL: Echo & The Bunnymen, The Cure, Interpol

MP3: "Life Through A Window" (3:22)