Lamb Handler
Instrumentation
Moe Lassiz - Guitar/Vocals
Jay Fernandez - Guitar
Tim Benson - Drums
Brent Holland - Bass
Biography
Lamb Handler is a rock and roll band in every way. They make music for us to drive fast to and party too long into the night. After putting their time in experimenting with Alt, Punk and Rock acts such as Dirty Box, Semi-Pro and it could be nothing; the members of Lamb Handler decided they wanted to form a band where the song was all that mattered. No musical gymnastics or gimmicks just good rock and roll songs. Critics have said Lamb Handler is "catchy-as-hell, turbo-pop that's practically danceable" and "some mystical hybrid of Queens of the Stone Age and Electric Six, this album should probably be kept within reaching distance at a party."
After the release of SOR the band spent most of 2007 - 08 on the road crafting the rock and roll show you'll be glad to pay for, should always get and definitely NEED in these troubling times of Nickelback, Toby Keith and The Jonas Brothers. Lamb Handler have toured all over the South East and Eastern Seaboard playing venue's like The Orange Peel, Snug Harbor The Garage, Rhythm and Brews, Trash Bar, Dive Bar, 10 High, Art Bar and New Brookland Tavern.
The Village Idiot says ''The live show from this North Carolina Quartet will have you strumming your air guitar, probably a little bit of ass shaking, and awhole lot of drinking." Seeing the road work that the band had put in and the fact that they sold out of the initial pressing of their debut record, Matt Cox at Coma Gun Records decided to help the band take that next step and signed them to a deal. After doing some shows with Bob Wayne and Joe Buck the band was blown away by the songwriting of the "country punk" tinged rockers and was heavily influenced by their southern style. By the time Lamb Handler went into the studio to record their second album they had 16 songs that were a mix of the up tempo stoner pop that they are known for and a batch of more jangly styled songs inspired by the outlaw country music artists in the underground music scene like Hank III, Scott H. Biram, Joe and Bob. The new album "Jingle Jangle" was recorded by Atlanta recording engineer Joel Mullis at his FatBack Sound Studio. The sound of Lamb Handler is a whole new style of Southern Rock somewhere between QOTSA and Rev, H. Heat. The album flows seamlessly between the full throttle rock and roll of "Your Missinlll and "New Things to Do to You" to song's like "Old Country Music Saved the Day" where the band calls out the poseur country music artist of today and praises the real outlaws that paved the way. New Southern Stomp!
Press
I'll avoid saying this is the best CD the Posies never put out (vvait, did I just?) and start vvith this: Shepherds of Rock could not be more appropriately titled, even vvithout the obvious pun, because this may be one of the albums that vvil! help save rock and roll. Too much? Give me a minute. Get a copy of the CD. It vvill serve you vvell through the summer as a great one to play on the ride to the beach or at those late night open air parties. And see the band live if you get a chance!
This North Carolina band, vvhile owing a good deal to Queens ofthe Stone Age and Faith No More, are pretty catchy, have a style their CMln, and their debutalbum should probably be keptvvithin reaching distance ata party. Mid-tempo rock made intense by Moe Lassiz's engaging vocals and Jay Fernandez's stoner-roc:k riffage. Choice cuts; "piled High", ShivermeTimbers" "Say it Ukeus" and " ".Jack Frosf'.
Highlights
Support act for: Joe Buck, Veruca Salt, The Willowz, Bob Wayne. Electric Six, The Griefs.
Heavy radio rotation in
Asheville, NC on 105.9 The mountain,
Charlotte, NC WEND 106.5
and breaking the weekly top ten in Chattanooga, TN on WAWL95.1.
Discography
The Shepherds of Rock - 2007
Jingle Jangle - 2009 Coma Gun Records.
Links
www.myspace.com/lambhandler
www.comagunrecords.com |
