HANGING BY A NAME is first and foremost the result of the collaboration of the three musicians that make up the band. Duarte Feliciano, João Santiago and Adílio Sousa are a trio by choice, not by accident. Nor is the fact that their music mirrors environments and behaviors that Coimbra, a Portuguese college town where they come from, has exposed them to. A complex alternative power rock framework, unostentatious, pragmatic, caustic, that aggregates their music with literature, visual arts giving birth to something new and full of individuality.

Following the release of their self titled debut album in 2007 by the Portuguese netlabel Lástima and in 2008 by the Californian label Poison Tree Records, 2010 brings us the release of the band's sophomore album titled "II" that was written, recorded and produced entirely by the band's members. HANGING BY A NAME also decided to release "II" on their own label Cogwheel Records. "II" is to be made available both in digital format in various online stores such as iTunes and also as physical copies in Compact Disc format distributed through both online and regular stores. A promotional tour is to be announced shortly after the release of "II".

As implied by it's title "II" follows up on the universe, characters and ambiance created for the band's debut album music and lyrics and expands on this original concept. It reflects the added maturity and development the band musicians have gained these past two years during wich HANGING BY A NAME have presented themselves live more than 20 times, alongside bands like Riding Panico and Catacombe in established venues such as MusicBox, Porto Rio and Queima das Fitas de Coimbra. "II" shows a better focused, more proficient and alltogether stronger band, with added scope, diversity and reach in the crafting the albums songs and confident in the band's abillity to carve it's own independent path in the universe of music.

2010 is expected to be a key year for HANGING BY A NAME that look upon consolidating the place already conquered amongst their peers as one of the most promising and innovative bands of the Portuguese music scene.