Cool Hand Luke is a three piece consisting of drummer Mark, guitarist Jason and bassist/vocalist Brandon. The first track is a tranquil yet vague song with piano, acoustic guitars, dark background sounds & chatting and church bells. Nice as background music. The second song, Destroying Transduction, proves this band's an emo rock band. The singing sounds a bit like Arjen from This Beautiful Mess but this music is different. Because of the guitars the heavier parts are heavier and overall they're not retrospective like TBM. Of course, besides piano you won't hear any keyboard or organ stuff. But this is not really a heavy album though. The playing is nice but the vocals become boring after a while. This is the kind of music you need to be in the mood for. Some songs fit best as background music, others are nice to listen to for some time. It's nice, not impressing. The disc is filled with almost 60 minutes and only ten songs so you know you can expect long tracks.
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HM Magazine #93Reviewed by Earl CampbellIndependent darlings Cool Hand Luke have a new 9-song disc out that is a strong proponent of the DIY ethic. Professionally and artfully packaged, the band continues to develop their melodic post-punk leanings, finding their melancholy center somewhere between Chicago and Seattle, almost like an Unwed Sailor with power chords and emo vocals (distinctly not of the emo-pop variety). They excel at…
