Best New Bands » Leeds https://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Album Review: Just Handshakes, Say It https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-just-handshakes-say-it/ https://www.bestnewbands.com/album-reviews/album-review-just-handshakes-say-it/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:56:07 +0000 When asked what Northern England contributes to the country, Southerners might simply answer rain and wool. They wouldn’t be totally wrong, but the North Country has also given us The Smiths; it’s given us Joy Division; it’s recently given us Alt-J and now it’s giving us Just Handshakes.  Say It, released May 20 on San

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