Sunburned Hand of the Man are an experimental rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. They are a loose collective known for their frequent line up changes and large discography released on a variety of labels including

Eclipse Records Eclipse Records is an American independent record label based in Butler, New Jersey.Morley, Hugh R. (December 2, 2007). "Digital Blues: Small Labels Struggle to Survive", '' The Record'', p. B1. The label is best known for bringing the Cleveland b ...

, Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace!, and their own ''Manhand'' label.

Biography

''Sunburned Hand of the Man'' formed in Boston in 1994, growing out of a trio named ''Shit Spangled Banner'' with John Moloney and Robert Thomas managing an ever-changing line-up. Their initial influences included

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...

and the Melvins, though as their line-up expanded they began to incorporate elements of folk, drone, free jazz, and funk. By the early 2000s the band were increasingly associated with the "free folk" movement as described by

David Keenan David Keenan (born April 1971) is a Scottish writer and author of four novels. Career He used to run the Glasgow record shop, distribution company and record label Volcanic Tongue. Journalism His work for ''The Wire'' (who he wrote for from ...

in his article " New Weird America" for The Wire. The following decade saw a consistent stream of limited edition releases and live documents, ranging from improvised noise to more coherently arranged material such as 2007's Four Tet-produced ''Fire Escape'' and 2010's ''A''. Their output slowed during the 2010s and releases became more infrequent, although the band never fully deactivated. Frequent Sunburned guitarist Marc Orleans died on June 25, 2020, at the age of 52. The following year the band returned with ''Pick a Day to Die'', an album edited together from unreleased material recorded between 2007 and 2017.

Selected discography

*1994 ''Shit Spangled Banner'' (self-released cassette, Ecstatic Yod Ass Run LP) *1997 ''Mind Of A Brother'' (Manhand 001, CD) *1998 ''Piff's Clicks'' (Manhand 002, CD) *2001 ''Jaybird'' (Manhand 003, CD) *2001 ''Wild Animal'' (Manhand 004, CD) *2001 ''The Healers Barrel'' (Manhand 005, CD) *2002 ''The Book of Pressure'' (Manhand 006, CD) *2002 ''The Agoraphobic Christcycle'' (Manhand 007, CD) *2002 ''Headdress'' (Records, LP) *2002 ''Jaybird'' (Qbico, LP) *2002 ''Sopra L'Influsso'' - video - (Qbico) *2003 ''Shit Spangled Banner-Inflated with Self-Hatred'' (Manhand 008, CD) *2003 ''Closer to the Bone'' (Manhand 009/010, CD) *2003 ''Magnetic Drugs'' (Manhand 011, CD) *2003 ''The Trickle Down Theory of God Knows What'' (Eclipse, LP, CD) *2003 ''The Sunburned Hand of the Man'' (LP) *2003 ''Hoof Trip'' (Riot Season, 7") *2004 ''Soft'' (Manhand 012) *2004 ''Rare Wood'' (Spirit of Orr, CD) *2004 ''The Secret in Disguise'' (Finga 013, CD) *2004 ''No Magic Man'' (Bastet, CD) *2005 ''Zample'' (Manhand 014, CD) *2005 ''Anatomy'' (Manhand 024, CD) *2005 '' Wedlock'' (Eclipse, double LP) *2005 ''Complexion'' (Records, LP) *2006 ''The Mylar Tantrum'' (

Three Lobed Recordings 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: * AD 3, the third year of the AD era * 3 BC, the third year before the AD era * March, the third month Books * ''Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 n ...

, CD) *2006 ''Bone For Sky Baba Ganoush'' (Chad Cooper CD) *2007 ''Z'' (

Ecstatic Peace Ecstatic Peace! is a record label based in Easthampton, Massachusetts, founded in 1981 by American musician Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. The label name is borrowed from a line in Tom Wolfe's 1968 nonfiction novel ''The Electric Kool-Aid Acid ...

, CD) *2007 ''

The Blaze Game Circle is a Finnish experimental rock band formed in Pori in 1991. Their eclectic, ever-changing style has been associated with genres such as krautrock, heavy metal, progressive rock, and ambient. On some albums they have defined themselves ...

'' (Conspiracy Records) - collaboration with Circle as Sunburned Circle *2007 '' Fire Escape'' ( Smalltown Supersound) - produced by Four Tet *2007 "Weekend at Burnie's 2" (Lost Treasures of the Underworld, LP) *2007 "Locked / Loaded" Cs ( Meudiademorte, Cassette] *2008 ''the Spacial Crime symbol'' (Manhand 082, CD) *2009 ''Loose Bugs'' (Magnetic Expansion Label, CD) *2010 ''A'' (Ecstatic Peace!, LP) - produced by Four Tet *2019 ''Headless'' (Sunburned Records 165, CD) *2020 ''Covered In Mud'' (Manhand 170, CD) *2021 ''Pick a Day To Die'' (Three Lobed Recordings) *2021 ''Vulgarisms'' (Manhand 178, CD) *2021 ''Exile on Broadway'' (Manhand 172, CD) *2021 ''The Air Itself'' (Manhand 182, CD)

References

External links

Official Site
*
77 Boadrum Site Profile
Viva Radio, Sep 2007. ( Adobe Flash, Flash)
Magnetic ExpansionSpirit of Orr
Psychedelic folk groups Jam bands Smalltown Supersound artists Noise rock groups {{US-folk-band-stub