Withered Hand

Scotland seems to breed bedsit poets. Withered Hand is the work of visual artist Dan Willson. Having released two EPs in 2008 & 2009, Withered Hand released their full debut, entitled 'Good News' last September, the record funded by the Scottish Arts Council. Curiously it was produced by Kramer - he of Galaxie 500 and Bongwater fame. It's tuneful in parts and very lo-fi indeed. It sounds in parts like Daniel Johnston married to the ramshackle arrangement of early Badly Drawn Boy (before he drafted Joan Collins in to appear in his videos). Lyrically Willson mixes religious references with sex, though his take on the latter borrows more from Belle & Sebastian's occasional Kenneth Williams-esque take on things than, say, Arab Strap's walk on the seedier side.
Religious Songs - Withered Hand