Such Small Hands - Carousel (2020)

Such Small Hands is the solo project from Melanie Howard, bassist and vocalist with The Wedding Present. Taking in influences including Bjork, Portishead, Chelsea Wolfe, Sharon Van Etten, Anna Calvi and Joni Mitchell, Such Small Hands blends dark pop with twinges of quirky folk and electronica.

Carousel is a collection of songs I’ve been writing, playing, morphing, hiding, throwing away and reviving again, across more than 10 years. While my life has changed dramatically and repeatedly across that time, so has my writing and my musical tastes. Despite this, I still felt like these songs belonged together, on one album. It’s a journey back in time when I hear many of them, and a reflection on my current self in others.