Cold Hands with Nite Nite and the Winter Sounds

Considering the musical lineage of the members of Cold Hands, it’s somewhat astonishing that the group has ended up where it has. A supergroup of sorts, Cold Hands’ various members comprise a who’s who of Knoxville’s punk/hardcore community of the last decade: vocalist/guitarist Henry Gibson is an alum of Chelsea Horror and several other projects; guitarist Zach Land once played in Past Mistakes; and drummer Gene Priest has filtered through several area bands, including his own My Lost Cause. So it’s a bit of a surprise that the band has largely abandoned its louder/faster roots in favor of a more melodic, danceable sound with choruses that stick in your head like the arena-rock anthems of Queen, T. Rex, and even U2. (John Sewell)