{"id":71160,"date":"2018-10-16T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=71160"},"modified":"2018-10-15T20:26:06","modified_gmt":"2018-10-15T19:26:06","slug":"embracing-change-hands-like-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/embracing-change-hands-like-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing Change: Hands Like Houses"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“It\u2019s bigger, it\u2019s cheekier, it\u2019s dirtier and more fun to play”\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

2018 marks a milestone for Australian outfit Hands Like Houses<\/strong>. With this year being a decade since their formation, the release of their fourth album \u2018-Anon.\u2019<\/em> has welcomed a rejuvenated sound, where the band have seemingly embarked on a new chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n

With\u00a0\u2018Tilt\u2019<\/em> sticking to the native Hands Like Houses<\/strong> style, the initial introduction to\u00a0\u2018-Anon.\u2019 <\/em>took an immediate, noticeable shift in direction, opening up their post-hardcore playing field to delve into a wider landscape with arena-worthy anthems. <\/span>\u201cIt\u2019s a ride and we want people to embrace it as its own beast\u201d,<\/em> frontman Trenton Woodley<\/strong> begins as he discusses the LP.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took a lot of writing and a lot of b-sides to land on something that felt like it embraced all our influences and priorities at this particular moment in time – and the song \u2018Sick\u2019 was the catalyst that tipped the musical balance towards what the album became.\u201d<\/em> Since its release, plays of the album comes with a sense of maturity, boasting progression as they have solidified a noise that embraces pop traits, yet retains the adrenaline-charged tone of their previous work. Or as Trenton describes it; “<\/em><\/span>it\u2019s bigger, it\u2019s cheekier, it\u2019s dirtier and more fun to play than anything else we\u2019ve written.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Hands Like Houses<\/strong> have a more than commendable following back in their home territory, where their presence internationally is one that has been steadily growing. With \u2018-Anon.\u2019<\/em> displaying a heightened element of accessibility, talk turns to why their writing process has altered. Battling with tour schedules amidst prod<\/span>ucing previous works, Woodley admits how this inevitable element of band life shaped the outfit, \u201cEven though we are incredibly proud of the results, it (touring) took a serious emotional and mental toll on us, so this time we knew we needed to relax and take our time to create it from a place of health and happiness, instead of stress and necessity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n