“Too lo-fi and steeped in emotional immediacy to be sophisti-pop and yet too 'considered' to disregard such inferences, Armstrong's song writing and ability to resonate each note means this Handicra...”
Guitars blazing from every angle: Das Schwat conjures a 'wall of sound' built not from orchestras but from a host of different guitars and a pulsating rhythm section on this elegantly crooned indie-rock gem, while No Museums juxtaposes aural layers of fuzz that whirrs and grinds atop the most jangly of melodic underlays. Victims of the New Math takes jangly alt. lo-fi pop deep into original territory, and Zenxith delivers another authentically DIY jangle-pop addiction — stacks of chorus-drenched guitars, tambourine, handclaps and whispered vocals recorded straight to phone — warning: can cause serious addiction if used for more than three days.
“Too lo-fi and steeped in emotional immediacy to be sophisti-pop and yet too 'considered' to disregard such inferences, Armstrong's song writing and ability to resonate each note means this Handicra...”
“... finely coiffured juxtaposition of lo-fi, 60s pop inflections and pure indie guitar-pop”