Hand Model’s new record, Stuffing a Large Black Bird, is a bruised take on indie rock. It incorporates the raw edge of grunge, the leaden weight of slowcore, while rejecting nostalgia. The songs maintain an undercurrent of noise, filled out by samples and field recordings of construction sites and wild animals. The instrumentals are accompanied by Frege’s sardonic lyrics ranging from wistful memories of partying to criticisms of space travel to political propaganda, with no stone left unturned.
Hand Model was the Los Angeles-based project of Ignat Frege, one half of the experimental metal band Wreck and Reference. Joined recently by friends Jess Labrador (of Chasms), Zack Frederick, and Nathan Burger (of Hundred Bliss), Frege has evolved his electronic project into a full band with guitars, drums, and synthesizer.
