Mammal Hands are a British band from

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, consisting of Jordan Smart on

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, Nick Smart on

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

and Rob Turner on

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Description

Mammal Hands formed in Norwich, England in 2012. They signed to Gondwana Records in 2013 and released their debut album "Animalia" in 2014. Their 2nd album, "Floa" came out in 2016, followed quickly by "Shadow Work" in 2017. Their 4th album, "Captured Spirits" was released in 2020 and their fifth studio album, "Gift from the Trees''"'' was released 31 March 2023, on Gondwana Records. On April 6th 2024, the band announced the departure of their original drummer, Jesse Barrett and subsequently announced that the band would be continuing with Rob Turner on drums. The band's style combines a broad range of influences including

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jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

, contemporary classical,

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, minimalism, folk and

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Discography

Studio albums

EP

External links

*
Mammal Hands homepage
* A
interview
in ''District Magazine'' from 2018.

References

{{authority control Concert Review:
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. in Turkish. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2023. British jazz ensembles Musical groups established in 2012 2012 establishments in England