The Hands Of The Wrong People are a Berlin based 3 piece band with members originating from Belgium, Germany and Scotland. From the mid to late 2000′s they established a repertoire which combined well-crafted, indie pop tunes with intricate post-rock like instrumentation and recorded 2 self-released EPs (2005) and a full length CD, ‘Spring Flakes’ (2008), on the Portland, Maine, USA based independent label Peapod Recordings. Their most recent release, ‘Proportions’ (Peapod Recordings, 2011), finds The Hands expanding on their previously stripped down acoustic tones and employing orchestrated trumpet and saxophone flourishes alongside some more rough and edgy guitar, bass and drum work. The mood and character varies from the upbeat choppy rhythms of ‘You’re Not Singing Anymore’ and the distorted pop of ‘Jaws of Victory’ to the tender, atmospherics of ‘Slack’. 

‘Proportions’ features Robert Wiesner on drums and guest appearances by Casey Holford, Stanley Brinks and Tom Arthurs. Cover art is by the Berlin-based artist Benjamin de Búrca. It is available on CD and as a download from our Bandcamp page.

We are currently working on new material which we hope to record and release soon.

Members:

Pius Fox – Bass
Dominic Hislop – Guitar and vocals
Jo Wetzels – Drums

“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.

“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