Dead Man’s Hand
Till Karma Forgets
Pavement Entertainment
2016
Dead Man’s Hand is a post-grunge alternative rock act that while formed in Seattle, it had to relocate to Kansas to get a complete line-up. Influenced by bands like later day Soundgarden and Alice In Chains, but nowhere near as brilliant, but is still quite capable and on this “sophomore” (?) effort seem able to at least keep the interest of the potential listener throughout the entire ride…
Songs like the title cut, the poppier “Paint a Picture”, or the grittier “Wash Away” the smoother “Masquerade” or the punkier “Broken Ground”, manage to keep the listener engaged, by not being exactly the same… although the singer despite having a good voice for the genre, is not exactly exhibiting a great range of emotional states, having the typical angst ridden slightly gritty vocal…
They seem to be a hard working band that might appeal to some people, so I find it hard to say something negative, but I just cannot fully relate to their material, just because it’s not my cup of tea… if it’s yours feel free to add a couple of more points or so...
Songs like the title cut, the poppier “Paint a Picture”, or the grittier “Wash Away” the smoother “Masquerade” or the punkier “Broken Ground”, manage to keep the listener engaged, by not being exactly the same… although the singer despite having a good voice for the genre, is not exactly exhibiting a great range of emotional states, having the typical angst ridden slightly gritty vocal…
They seem to be a hard working band that might appeal to some people, so I find it hard to say something negative, but I just cannot fully relate to their material, just because it’s not my cup of tea… if it’s yours feel free to add a couple of more points or so...