Dark Hands, Thunderbolts

Description

Dark Hands, Thunderbolts is Devon punk-roots trail-blazers, Crazy Arms fourth album for Xtra Mile Recordings, and comes cold on the calves of 2013s The Southern Wild. A return to the rowdy guitars, epic choruses and Americana twang of their first two albums, this collection of songs finds the band in a reflective but no less indignant mood. Despite spending only three weeks in the studio, it took the band four years to complete. 1ST SINGLE: Brave Starts Here 20th November 2020 The lead track from the album, Brave Starts Here, will be available to stream/download from 20th November (with an accompanying video from film-maker, Russell Cleave). Rigorously road-tested, Brave Starts Here is a breathless ode to heartbreak, loneliness, ageing and self-determination, occupying that sweet spot between bluegrass and punk rock. Its also a tribute to their good friends and label-mates, Larry & His Flask. 2ND SINGLE: The Golden Hind 11th December 2020 Second single to be lifted from the album and is an acerbic take on the bands Brexit majority hometown. Punk rock riffola, Appalachian harmonies, syncopated rhythms and anthemic singalongs. 3RD SINGLE: Fear Up 15th January 2021 The third single out before the albums release Fear Up betrays the bands oft-mentioned fondness for Ennio Morricone, Murder By Death and Constantines with a strong cinematic influence fused with their trademark riffs and choruses.