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    Hundred Hands

    Little Eyes

    (2001)

    Reviewed by Nate Bailey

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    Label Deep Elm RecordsDecapolisJanuary 2002
    indie rockpost-rock

    Hundred Hands is made up of Aaron Pillar and Christopher Crisci of Appleseed Cast along with producer Ed Rose (Get Up Kids, Appleseed Cast, Brandtson) on drums. They are from Lawrence, Kansas.

    With the featured members of Appleseed Cast in the band, it's no big surprise that the sound is similar. Featuring 6 songs (1 instrumental), "Little Eyes" is a laid back journey of introspection. Simple, quiet melodies carry you throughout each song. The cover art is really well done and based on that, you can judge the insides because what's there is on par.

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    Other coverage for this album

    The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Ken MuellerDespite this band's pedigree, this is a fairly disappointing outing. Hundred Hands is a side project of Appleseed Cast members Aaron Pillar and Chris Crisci, along with producer Ed Rose. While Appleseed Cast has released album after album of top quality music (some of which was produced by Rose), this project just doesn't have the same energy. The six songs on this disc tend to have a sleepy,…

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