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Chalk Hands

Words: Loren • March 22, 2022

Chalk Hands
Chalk Hands

Antoine (Chalk Hands - guitar/vocals)

SPB: How did you “discover” punk rock?

Antoine: I'm old enough to be one of these people who had a cool friend who burnt a CD with loads of bands on it. I remember it was a girl I had a crush on, which is pretty fitting given the fact that that CD contained mostly emo bands, including Finch, which totally started my love for the genre, even though my tastes have evolved a lot since then. I remember spending the following evenings on Kazaa, Limewire and Soulseek trying to find live videos and songs from new artists from the scene. Thanks to that, later on I'd discover other scenes I'd fall in love to (screamo, post-hardcore, math-rock) and that totally shaped the way I'd write music for years to come.

 

— Loren • March 22, 2022

Chalk Hands
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