artist The Golden Hands Before God...

Pop Echo Recording Artists The Golden Hands Before God Conducts Incredible Magic Band & The Spirits is a band that is hard to define - on one hand, they are a throwback to the 60's psychedelia and garage rock band scenes, but on the others, they are also early 90's shoegazer with a hint of modern approach. But live they are an entirely different beast, combining pure rock and roll savagery with the beautiful melody of song.

Their debut album, Here, was recorded in Montreal at Breakglass Studios (The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Malajube, Patrick Watson, Wolf Parade, etc.). Here was produced, mixed and engineered by Jace Lasek (The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, Patrick Watson) and David Wm. Smith and was mastered by Harris Newman (A Silver Mt. Zion, We Are Wolves, Wolf Parade, Frog Eyes) at Grey Market Mastering. It'll be available on CD and 12" Vinyl in Canada on August 5th and in the U.S. by the end of the month.

They've spent the last year honing their sound and live performance, landing opening slots with such bands as The Besnard Lakes, Young Galaxy, The High Dials, The High Strung, Bionic, Mahogany Frog, The Mark Inside, The Ride Theory, Twilight Hotel and Wax Mannequin in their hometown of Windsor, Ontario, as well as on the road in cities like Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa and Montreal. They've also taken part in the first two P.A. Music Festivals in Windsor, Ontario and opened the outdoor stage at the University of Windsor's Harvesting The FAM Festival. 2008 has proved to be a great year for festival exposure as they were selected to play North By Northeast (NXNE) in Toronto, Ontario and the NCRC Convention in Windsor, Ontario.

Songs from "Here" have been in rotation on stations like CBC Radio 3 and on Nardwuar The Human Serviette's radio show on CITR 101.9 in Vancouver, not to mention college radio stations across Canada and the U.S. Here is getting great airplay across Canada and beyond on many Campus & Community Radio Stations.

Highest Chart Positions for Here
#34 - Earshot! National Campus & Community Charts (Canada) (debuted at 34, July 29, 2008)
#38 - Chart Magazine (Canada) National College Radio Charts (debuted at 38, August 1, 2008)
#1 - CJAM 91.5 - Windsor, ON (debuted at #1, July 22, 2008)
#1 - CKXU 88.3 - Lethbridge, AB (debuted at #1, July 15, 2008)
#5 - CFBU 103.7 - St. Catharines, ON (debuted at #13, July 15, 2008)
#10 - CFCR 90.5 - Saskatoon, SK (debuted at #25, July 8, 2008)
#17 - CJSR 88.5 - Edmonton, AB (debuted at #17, July 29, 2008)
#21 - CJUM 101.5 - Winnipeg, MB (debuted at #25, August 5, 2008)
#23 - CHSR 97.9 - Fredericton, NB (debuted at #23, August 1, 2008)
#25 - CITR 101.9 - Vancouver, BC (debuted at #25, July 22, 2008)
#29 - CJSW 90.9 - Calgary, AB (debuted at #32, July 8, 2008)

Sean Barry Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Lee Gaul Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Steven Gibb Rhythm Guitar
Jamie Greer Tambourine, Harmonica
Damien Zakoor Drums
Ben Brandes Bass