Cut Off Your Hands "You and I" 2008

...In March 2007, the newly named Cut Off Your Hands made several trips to the USA, playing at SXSW in Austin, Texas, plus a number of shows in Los Angeles and around the CMJ Music Marathon in New York, resulting in an on-going touring relationship with UK math-rock band Foals and New York indie band Les Savy Fav...
...Shortly afterwards the band made their way across the Atlantic to record their second EP with former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler at Edwyn Collins’ West Heath Studios in London. While in the UK they also played a series of shows. During their final gig of the tour Johnston leapt from a 15-foot balcony, resulting in a broken leg and the cancellation of the band’s third Australian visit. The group’s second EP Blue on Blue comprised four tracks, including radio singles ‘Oh Girl’ and ‘Still Fond’, and was released with financial backing from Levi's Jeans’ label Levity in Australia and New Zealand. Significant radio airplay for ‘Still Fond’ in Australia resulted in the band being offered a slot on the Big Day Out tour.
Their debut Shaky Hands EP was also picked up for release in October of 2007 through LA indie label IAMSOUND Records, kick-starting a roll of success with international labels including representation in the UK through Warner subsidiary Sixsevenine (679) – who flew out to see them in Australia, as well as New York indie label Frenchkiss Records in North America and the aforementioned Speak N Spell Records in Australia and New Zealand.
With a debut album pending the band eventually settled in London, and decided once again to record with Butler, ahead of British producer Flood (who produced the B-side ‘One Last Time’) and Stephen Street (who did produce and mix one album track, ‘Turn Cold’).
In October 2008 the band’s debut album You & I was released in New Zealand with the inclusion of four tracks taken off their earlier EPs – ‘Expectations’, ‘Oh Girl’, ‘Still Fond’ and ‘You & I’. Before the album saw the light of day in the UK and the USA a separate promo EP, Happy As Can Be, which featured five tracks, was released...to be continued - audioculture

trax:
01 As Happy As Can Be 02 Expectations 03 Oh Girl 04 Turn Cold 05 It Doesn't Matter 06 Heartbreak 07 In The Name Of Jesus Christ 08 Let's Get Out Of Here 09 Still Fond 10 Closed Eyes 11 Nostalgia 12 Someone Like Daniel 13 You and I (Bonus) 14 Let Go (Bonus)
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