Broken Hands

Broken Hands
Origin	Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	2012–present
Labels	So Recordings
Associated acts	Catfish and the Bottlemen, Royal Blood, The Cult, Band Of Skulls, Deaf Havana, Dinosaur Pile-Up
Website	www.brokenhands.co.uk
Members	Dale Norton Callum Norton Jamie Darby Tom Ford David Hardstone

Broken Hands are an English alternative rock band from Canterbury, UK.^[1]

In 2013, the band performed their song 'Alarms' as part of the Burberry Spark Sunglasses Campaign to contribute to the promotion of Burberry Eyewear.

The band's debut album "Turbulence" was released in the UK in October 2015^[2] and in the rest of the world in 2016 on the SO Recordings label.^[3] The album was produced by Tom Dalgety^[4] at Rockfield Studios.^[5]

In 2014 the band were playlisted by BBC Radio 1.^[6] Single "Meteor" was playlisted by BBC 6 Music^[7] and Radio X in 2015^[8] and the band recorded an audio and visual live performance at the BBC's Maida Vale studios in 2016.^[9]

The band have supported acts including The Cult,^[10] Catfish and the Bottlemen,^[11] Band Of Skulls^[12] and Deaf Havana^[13] and performed at the Reading and Leeds Festival,^[14] Isle Of Wight Festival, Sonisphere^[15] and British Summertime Concerts with the likes of The Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath and Blur.

In 2014 the band performed at SXSW in Austin Texas,^[16] 2015 at CMJ Music Marathon in New York^[17] and 2016 at Canadian Music Week in Toronto.^[18]

Discography

Albums

• Turbulence (SO Recordings - 9 October 2015)^[19]
• Turbulence (Track By Track Commentary) (SO Recordings - 2015)

Album List:

Turbulence [2015]:

• Track 1: Spectrum [4:07]
• Track 2: Meteor [3:12]
• Track 3: Should I [5:33]
• Track 4: Impact [3:56]
• Track 5: Turbulence [4:37]
• Track 6: 747 [4:13]
• Track 7: Four [2:24]
• Track 8: Who Sent You [4:02]
• Track 9: Collide [4:09]
• Track 10: Death Grip [3:24]
• Track 11: W.T.L.L (When They Last Landed) [6:29]

© 2015 SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records Ltd. <https://open.spotify.com/album/2654iGNvjzeNP2VQ4ar7KX>

Turbulence (Track By Track Commentary) [2015]:

• Track 1: Spectrum - Commentary [4:07]
• Track 2: Meteor - Commentary [3:12]
• Track 3: Should I - Commentary [5:33]
• Track 4: Impact - Commentary [3:56]
• Track 5: Turbulence - Commentary [4:37]
• Track 6: 747 - Commentary [4:13]
• Track 7: Four - Commentary [2:24]
• Track 8: Who Sent You - Commentary [4:02]
• Track 9: Collide - Commentary [4:09]
• Track 10: Death Grip - Commentary [3:24]
• Track 11: W.T.L.L - Commentary [6:29]

© 2015 SO Recordings / Silva Screen Records Ltd. <https://open.spotify.com/album/4VTDVnOcNtrNnO3sqsDwVd>

References

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5. "Interview with…BROKEN HANDS". Bitter Sweet Symphonies. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
6. "On the playlist: Broken Hands – No One Left To Meet". BBC Introducing. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
7. Shows, Goldenvoice | We Promote. "Broken Hands | Goldenvoice | We Promote Shows". www.goldenvoice.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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13. Eindhoven, Dynamo. "Deaf Havana + Broken Hands | Dynamo Eindhoven". Dynamo Eindhoven. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
14. "Reading + Leeds 2014 - Broken Hands". BBC Music Events. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
15. "Sonisphere 2014 Stage Times: Saturday - News - Rock Sound Magazine". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
16. "Schedule | sxsw.com". SXSW Schedule 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
17. "The best acts to see at CMJ Music Marathon 2015". Retrieved 2016-09-26.
18. "Cmw Heat, Mardeen, B Boys, Alma Cassels And Broken Hands At Cmw 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-26.
19. "Broken Hands (2)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-26.