Jarvis Cockers favourite Edinburgh based
singer-songwriter is back! Dan Wilson’s Withered Hand have returned with Black
Tambourine; the first single from the much-anticipated album New Gods. The
single features Eugene Kelly, of The Vaselines and Pam Berry, singer of the
influential twee pop band Black Tambourine and their influence can certainly be
heard on the track.
Following on from Withered Hand’s first
album Good News, a quiet folk album that included instant classics such as No Cigarettes and Religious Songs, this track is the perfect evolution from
that. Having perfected one sound on Good News it seems Wilson has transcended
to another with ease. Black Tambourine is a jangle pop anthem that wouldn’t
look out of place on an early Teenage Fanclub record while never losing the
heart and sincerity you attain from their more sombre songs.
Rolling Stone magazine cited Withered Hand
as an artist to watch, yet the pressure you would expect from such an accolade
hasn’t seemed to faze them. This single, while definitely not would you expect
from Withered Hand, is enough to make any listener long for more and thankfully
we only have a few months to wait until we are delighted with some more goodies.
- Stuart Thompson
- Stuart Thompson
Withered Hand - Black Tambourine is out now on FortunaPOP! and available to download via iTunes.
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