Bear Hands

Wesleyan graduate Dylan Rau started indie electro quartet Carry Hands during a particularly tumultuous amount of time in his love life. Interpersonal episode and changing passionate tides offered as his motivation for writing a large number of fresh tunes. Needing an store to unleash this innovative fury, Rau known as on his college friend Ted Feldman and fellow Brooklyn music artists Val Loper and T.J. Orscher to create the band alive. Their first discharge came by means of 2007’s Golden EP, which quickly obtained them interest both locally and nationally. Plenty of touring ensued, including starting areas for like-minded bigger functions like Vampire Weekend, Enthusiasm Pit, MGMT, and Mayer Hawthorne. Even more small-scale releases adopted, as did worldwide touring that included Brazilian times with Chairlift. This year 2010, Carry Hands released their debut full-length, Burning up Bush Supper Golf club, followed by even more singles as well as the 2012 EP Tunes from Utopia, Vol. 1. Their second recording, 2014’s Distraction, yielded a shock Top Ten strike on Billboard’s Alternate graphs with lead solitary “Giants.” Their improved exposure got them slot machines at major celebrations like Coachella and Lollapalooza, aswell as their 1st network Television appearance on Conan. For his or her follow-up, 2016’s You’ll Purchase This, Carry Hands released their personal label Spensive Seems.