Sultry pop-alchemists The Hundred In The Hands return with their second record, saturated in nocturnal yearning.
The Hundred In The Hands’ self-titled debut quickly established them as one of the most compelling new acts of the last few years, spawning YouTube and radio hits in the form of ‘Pigeons’ and ‘Commotion’. After touring that album across the globe, the duo consisting of Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman, returned to their dimly-lit New York studio to work on their mesmerizing follow-up, ‘Red Night’. ‘Red Night’ is a self-produced meditation on separation and reunion, love nearly lost and the long night back to it; a chronicle of late-hour pining awash in digital glow and urban buzzing.
Album opener ‘Empty Stations’ begins with a haunting string arrangement that is overtaken by a propulsive rhythm and Eleanore’s spellbinding vocal turns. The heartbroken vocal on ‘Faded’ wraps itself around the spiralling bell and fragile arrangements to devastating effect. ‘Stay The Night’ is a tale of yearning with a seductive slowed-down industrial R&B groove. The vast soundscapes of ‘Lead In The Light’ start out sparse and build to an otherworldly climax and then back down again. ‘Red Night’ is an opportunity to enter the winding tunnels of The Hundred In The Hands’ nocturnal city where time stretches, tempos drop, and guitars plunge rumbling and throbbing out against denser and denser vocals as the story unfolds. The band’s sound is unafraid to marry minimalism and abstraction with big melodies.
The Hundred In The Hands’ self-titled debut quickly established them as one of the most compelling new acts of the last few years, spawning YouTube and radio hits in the form of ‘Pigeons’ and ‘Commotion’. After touring that album across the globe, the duo consisting of Eleanore Everdell and Jason Friedman, returned to their dimly-lit New York studio to work on their mesmerizing follow-up, ‘Red Night’. ‘Red Night’ is a self-produced meditation on separation and reunion, love nearly lost and the long night back to it; a chronicle of late-hour pining awash in digital glow and urban buzzing.
Album opener ‘Empty Stations’ begins with a haunting string arrangement that is overtaken by a propulsive rhythm and Eleanore’s spellbinding vocal turns. The heartbroken vocal on ‘Faded’ wraps itself around the spiralling bell and fragile arrangements to devastating effect. ‘Stay The Night’ is a tale of yearning with a seductive slowed-down industrial R&B groove. The vast soundscapes of ‘Lead In The Light’ start out sparse and build to an otherworldly climax and then back down again. ‘Red Night’ is an opportunity to enter the winding tunnels of The Hundred In The Hands’ nocturnal city where time stretches, tempos drop, and guitars plunge rumbling and throbbing out against denser and denser vocals as the story unfolds. The band’s sound is unafraid to marry minimalism and abstraction with big melodies.