HANDS LIKE HOUSES RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE "BLOODRUSH" FT. EMMY MACK REVEALED AS PART OF TROPO - VOLUME 1
HEADLINE SHOWS RESCHEDULED TO MAY + EXTRA CANBERRA SHOW ADDED
Photo credit: Stevie Reinhart
"there is something special about the group"
- Rolling Stone Australia
"a versatile and genre-bending sound that still pays homage to their rock and metal roots"
- EARMILK
"Hands Like Houses deserve all the praise we’ve got to offer for this masterpiece of an album"
- Hysteria Mag
Thursday 22 February – Australian rockers Hands Like Houses make a powerful return with their brand new single "BLOODRUSH" featuring RedHook's Emmy Mack, revealed as part of Tropo - Volume 1, the first of a series of releases to come in 2024. It follows the postponement of Hands Like Houses' headline tour until May, with an extra show added in Canberra.
A post-hardcore anthem, "BLOODRUSH" depicts a tumultuous relationship with addiction and communicates the rush people seek to get through the day, without consideration of the consequences that follow. There is an acknowledgement of deep entanglement in what is a destructive cycle - feeling enslaved by the allure of drugs or other unhealthy coping mechanisms, as well as the casual culture surrounding them.
Frontman Josh Raven shares "The song for me touches on addiction as a whole, and how it affects all of us in different forms. I’ve been dependent on varying toxic substances/behaviours throughout my life and it feels like today, more than ever, it’s so much easier to get a hold of something that makes it easier to 'cope'." Co-writer and vocalist Emmy Mack adds "I remember sitting down with the instrumental for this song and was searching for lyrical inspiration, and as I was trying to think, I just kept huffing on my vape for comfort. I realised I’d never smoked a day in my life but had somehow gotten hooked so easily on these fuckers. It was too easy to get addicted and too hard to quit, and I know that’s something a lot of people are struggling with right now.”
The first look into the new era of Hands Like Houses came with riff-heavy "Heaven" in 2023, followed by "Better Before" earlier this month, featuring metalcore legend Aaron Gillespie (Underoath, The Almost). This theme of entry and new beginning is mirrored by the title and sound of Tropo - Volume 1 - named after the Troposphere, the lowest layer of the atmosphere. With fresh eyes and energy, Hands Like Houses have taken a trip down memory lane to explore familiar sounds from their history, particularly revisiting tones reminiscent of the Dissonants era. The five-piece tuned into where they came from and how they got here to reimagine and reinvent what their old sound could feel like in 2024.
WATCH: Hands Like Houses - "BLOODRUSH" ft. Emmy Mack
In late 2023, Hands Like Houses debuted their new frontman Josh Raven from Perth band The Faim - a group beloved in Europe following widespread success and Platinum sales in France. This new partnership sparked a surge of creativity with the band, inspiring them to delve into fresh themes and uncharted sonic territories. With their passion reignited and a devotion to the exploration of diverse sounds, Hands Like Houses have promised that 2024 will brim with new music while they unearth new musical depths together and navigate their natural evolution as a collective.
Hands Likes Houses inject a fresh dose of modern stadium rock into Australia’s thriving alternative scene. The band has achieved 2 x Top 10 ARIA charting albums, over 130,000 album sales and 130 million Spotify streams. The five-piece – comprised of Josh Raven (vocals), Alexander Pearson (guitar), Joel Tyrrell (bass), Matt Cooper (guitar), Matthew Parkitny (drums) – have thrilled audiences around the world with their dynamic live performances, sharing arena stages with heavyweights such as Bring Me The Horizon and A Day To Remember at home, to performing internationally alongside legendary acts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice Cooper and Disturbed, on Download Festival and Rock on the Range to name a few.
Hands Like Houses
The Tropo Tour
With special guests Belle Haven*, Brixton Alley^, Bad Juju+, Recast#
Ticket link
Thursday 9 May - Brightside, Brisbane / Meanjin*^
Friday 10 May - Max Watts, Melbourne / Narrm*+
Thursday 16 May - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney / Eora*#
Friday 17 May - Fun Time Pony, Canberra / Ngunnawal* SOLD OUT
Saturday 18 May - Fun Time Pony, Canberra / Ngunnawal* NEW SHOW