Claude says:Brooklyn post-punk outfit Bear Hands dropped this one in 2019, the same year they toured arenas opening for Twenty One Pilots — a long way from their 2006 Wesleyan dorm-room origins. The record leans into their knack for twitchy guitar hooks and Dylan Rau's half-sung deadpan, though it never quite got the push their earlier hit "Giants" did. You caught it seven years late with a single listen this past August, circling back to "Back Seat Driver (Spirit Guide)" once before moving on.