Distorted Sugar: WARM HANDS

We can't begin to tell you how much we at Attention Space Cadets are in love with WARM HANDS, the solo project of one Mr. Conrad Vollmer. An Ohio native who's spent his fair share of years paying his dues as a Brooklynite & typically found past midnite with an arm around a friend or three, WARM HANDS is a departure from the clean, head bobbing pop of his band Tijuana, and runs in the opposite direction, flooding the ears with pure distorted sugar. He creates a sonic soundscape, that brings to mind the heavier side of the shoegaze era (particularly Slowdive, on "Wolf Heart" and "Moths") yet also simultaneously recalls the uninhibited biting attitude of Alan Vega (on "I Just Wanna Get Along") as well as staying true to being a part of the Nirvana generation (on "Big Sea Big Break"). WARM HANDS is a prime example of why DIY music is making a serious comeback, not only because artists (or labels for that matter) in this economic climate don't have money to pay big bucks for typically flat sound, but because putting the production back in the hands of the artist, in the case of WARM HANDS, results in fantastically raw product. No wall between his guitar and the listener, exactly the way we like it.

http://www.myspace.com/warmhands