lots of hands Release New Single/Video, "anything for now" Amid EU/UK Tour
Today, lots of hands — the Newcastle-upon-Tyne duo of Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden — unveil their new single/visualizer, “anything for now.” Co-produced by Mike O’Malley (caroline, My New Band Believe), “anything for now” marks lots of hands’ first time welcoming an outside engineer into their recording process. Beginning as a bedroom recording project of Woodhouse and Dryden, lots of hands have experienced a rapid ascent over the past 18 months. Amidst relentless waves of virality for their 2020 debut mistake, lots of hands embarked on 3 US tours alongside Hudson Freeman, Lala Lala, and Deadharrie, all while promoting their “touching coming-of-age” (Hearing Things) 2024 label debut into a pretty room.
“anything for now” presents a polished lots of hands, propelled by a studio sheen and anchored by their signature command of “ineffable emotion” (Paste). Alongside digital flourishes courtesy of Woodhouse, lots of hands’ resident in-house producer, Mike O’Malley — who contributed both production and cathartic layers of guitar feedback — brings a newfound level of clarity. “This song has been through about 4 stages,” Woodhouse says of “anything for now,” continuing: “It started as 3 different tracks me and Elliot worked on individually, before combining them. We recorded this version down in London next to the best pastry shop we’ve ever been to. Such a luxury to have this experience, and meet Mike from caroline who really took this song to a different level.”
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into a pretty room — lots of hands’ debut on Fire Talk Records — exists in the tear-stained early mornings of adolescence, just as the sun makes its first appearance over the horizon and thoughts of the night before begin to subside. A collage of reworked demos, freewheeling session standouts, and swatches of instrumental electronics, into a pretty room offers a touching rumination of grief and loss, growing up and letting go.
Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden, the core duo behind lots of hands, first connected in a Newcastle school music program at age 16. Following years of cultivating a dedicated fanbase across 3 self-released records, into a pretty room marks the duo’s first truly collaborative effort, with Dryden often trekking the vast northern English countryside to write and record in Woodhouse’s bedroom studio. Between pints of beer and rounds of Fortnite, the two slowly chipped away at into a pretty room.
Available for pre-order on Hazy Green b tween Clear vinyl, CD, and cassette.
into a pretty room — lots of hands’ debut on Fire Talk Records — exists in the tear-stained early mornings of adolescence, just as the sun makes its first appearance over the horizon and thoughts of the night before begin to subside. A collage of reworked demos, freewheeling session standouts, and swatches of instrumental electronics, into a pretty room offers a touching rumination of grief and loss, growing up and letting go.
Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden, the core duo behind lots of hands, first connected in a Newcastle school music program at age 16. Following years of cultivating a dedicated fanbase across 3 self-released records, into a pretty room marks the duo’s first truly collaborative effort, with Dryden often trekking the vast northern English countryside to write and record in Woodhouse’s bedroom studio. Between pints of beer and rounds of Fortnite, the two slowly chipped away at into a pretty room.
Available for pre-order on Hazy Green b tween Clear vinyl, CD, and cassette.
into a pretty room — lots of hands’ debut on Fire Talk Records — exists in the tear-stained early mornings of adolescence, just as the sun makes its first appearance over the horizon and thoughts of the night before begin to subside. A collage of reworked demos, freewheeling session standouts, and swatches of instrumental electronics, into a pretty room offers a touching rumination of grief and loss, growing up and letting go.
Billy Woodhouse and Elliot Dryden, the core duo behind lots of hands, first connected in a Newcastle school music program at age 16. Following years of cultivating a dedicated fanbase across 3 self-released records, into a pretty room marks the duo’s first truly collaborative effort, with Dryden often trekking the vast northern English countryside to write and record in Woodhouse’s bedroom studio. Between pints of beer and rounds of Fortnite, the two slowly chipped away at into a pretty room.
Available for pre-order on Hazy Green b tween Clear vinyl, CD, and cassette.