The Shaky Hands Let It Die

• Let It Die
• Never Fine
• Slip Away
• Love Curse
• All You Recall
• Caught in the Storm
• Don't Fail Me Now
• Already Gone
• Gonna Hold You Tonight
• Allison and the Ancient Eyes
• Leave It All

The Shaky Hands have long been a local favorite in Portland, representing the escapist, nature-oriented side of Pacific Northwest alternative rock that’s too often ignored nationwide. The band’s first two albums sounded like they had never left the sandal-clad peace and love days of the hippie era. With Let It Die, the band’s third album, the band has made a traditional hippie turn eastwards.

Vocalist/guitarist Nicholas Dellfs claims to have taken a life-reaffirming journey to India (is there any other?), and with a new drummer in Jake Morris (formerly of the Joggers), Let It Die aims to be more of a breakthrough to the national music scene. Recent opening stints with the Meat Puppets and the Thermals couldn’t have hurt.

Abstract by Ethan Stanislawski