The Hundred In The Hands

On the heels of their critically acclaimed EP, This Desert, Brooklyn's The Hundred in the Hands will release their debut full-length Sept 21 on Warp Records. The Hundred in the Hands LP is an album of deceptively complex pop songs which hark back to the dance music of NYC's storied underground. Where their recent EP feels like a summertime pop dream. HITH's forthcoming album conjures the spirit of downtown's mutant disco scene as made legendary by clubs like the Paradise Garage. Its a product of DIY home recording plus a series of studio sessions in London and New York with contributions by producer friends including Jacques Renault, Richard X, Eric Broucek and Chris Zane.
HITH's is Eleanore Everdall and Jason Friedman. The two live in Brooklyn and discovered their shared sensibility for early hip-hop, French house and disco, ska and dub, post-punk, British invasion-mod and girl pop from the 60's thought the 80's and decided to form a band. Their first song - the post punk rave up 'Dressed in Dresden'- was written and recorded in a couple days, released on line, picked up and released as a 45 by a record shop in the UK where they were soon playing shows and coming to the attention of Warp Records. Meanwhile, the two retreated to a bunker to write and record. During that time, Friedman and Everdell focused on deciding exactly who they wanted to be. What they discovered and emerged with were 11 startling new tracks and a precise and deliberate sound.