Cut Off Your Hands

Cut Off Your Hands performing at Falls Festival, 2007
Background information
Origin Auckland, New Zealand
Genres Indie rock, indie punk
Years active 2006–present
Labels French Kiss
Speak N Spell
Fifty One
Website [1]
Members
Nick Johnston
Phil Hadfield
Jonathan Lee
Brent Harris
Past members
Michael Ramirez
Elroy Finn

Cut Off Your Hands (COYH) are an indie pop band from New Zealand influenced largely by post punk and indie pop groups such as The Smiths, Gang of Four, Orange Juice, Talking Heads, as well as NZ post-punk of The Mint Chicks and This Night Creeps. The band formed in Auckland in 2006, originally comprising lead vocalist Nick Johnson, guitarist Michael Ramirez, bassist Phil Hadfield and drummer Brent Harris. In 2009, Michael Ramires left the band, which lead Jonathan Lee to take his place.

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[edit] Band members

Current
Former

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] EPs

[edit] Singles

  • "Still Fond/Closed Eyes" (8 October 2007; 7", digital download)
  • "Closed Eyes (Remix)" (12 November 2007; 12", digital download)
  • "Oh Girl/Turn Cold" (January 2008; 7")
  • "Expectations/The Witch (Sonics cover)" (18 August 2008; 7")
  • "Happy as Can Be" (2008)
  • "Turn Cold" (23 January 2009)
  • "You Should Do Better" (2011)
  • "Fooling No One" (2011)
  • "Hollowed Out" (2011)

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.myspace.com/cutoffyourhands

[edit] External links

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