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Cut Off Your Hands is: Nick Johnston (vocals), Jonathan Lee (guitar), Philip Hadfield (bass), and Elroy Finn (drums). Their self produced debut EP "Shaky Hands" was released in August 2006 on Speak N Spell, and includes the singles "You and I" and "Expectations". Formerly known as Shaky Hands, the band decided to change their name due to a threat of legal action from a similarly-named American band (The Shaky Hands). As their EP was intended to be titled "Cut Off Your Hands", they simply decided to switch their artist name with the EP title.

'Pulled Apart by Horses' could be a sick torture method or the name of a new rock consortium from Leeds of west riding. 'Momentum has been building steadily over the past year for PABH and the band have quickly grabbed attention from the likes of Radio 1's Huw Stephens and Steve Lamacq, the NME, Artrocker, Scottish rising-stars Dananananaykroyd and the inquisitive minds of some of Britain's most recognizable indie labels.

In early 1996, the world was seemingly reconciling some of its evolutionary hang-ups. Gary Kasparov defeated Deep Blue in one of the most epic chess matches of all time. Scientists discovered the possible evidence of life on Mars. President Clinton appointed the first female US Secretary of State. And in one cluttered basement in Wilmington, Delaware, the Spinto Band began to materialize. Spinto, huh?

Lo-Fi solo project of ex Meet Me in St Louis frontman and current Shield Your Eyes bassist Toby Hayes. Recorded his debut album 'From the Muddy Banks of the Melitzer' on September 24th 2008 which has been released on Big Scary Monsters Records The album is an acoustic record, but there are plans to re-record the album at a later date with full orchestration. The re-recording is likely to be called 'Hand Reared Suburban Piglet' and is rumoured to feature some of Hayes' former and current band-mates from other projects.