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Icecream Hands are a four-piece from Melbourne, and The Good China is the first full-length album we have seen from them. With a cute sound, somewhat reminding me of – don’t let this put you off – the old Taxiride albums. With mostly gentle songs, this is a great album to put your feet up and relax to.

In the Back of a Stolen Car has all the elements of a great and infectious song, that could easily find itself high in the charts. Also, the song for my very own home town, Launceston is an adorable little song that should be on every “Tasmania, Love This Place” ad. This band shows very clearly it can have the catchy hits as well as the relaxed, slower songs. My Mother Was a Dancer gives a great insight into the history of the writer, and gives the record a personal touch.

By the end of the album, it does seem that most of the songs are fairly similar, and this is true. But if listened to more thoroughly, the lyrics are what separates each song so much from the others, and gives depth to the recording.

After many listens, I have decided that this is an album that many people would love to own – it just doesn’t quite have the fame behind it as yet to put it in record stores. But search this band out – you may just find that it’s exactly what you were looking for. With band influences listed as The Beach Boys, The Beatles and Bob Dylan, you can’t go wrong.

CAROLE WHITEHEAD