Ham Fisted

Ham Fisted is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band Local H. It was released through Island Records in January 1995. Two songs, "Cynic" and "Mayonnaise and Malaise", were released as airplay singles in 1994, though the album failed to chart. A music video for "Cynic" was directed by Jodi Wille and released in February 1995.

Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that Ham Fisted "offers an entertaining haymaker of cranked- up, stripped-down '95 noise." Robert Christgau gave the album a three-star "honourable mention", comparing it to two releases by Nirvana by calling the album "brighter than Bleach, less fly than Incesticide". Newsday called it "a spell-binding display of neurotic rock and roll at its finest." The Morning Call listed the album among the best of 1995, labeling it "a metallic punk-grunge KO."

Track listing
All songs written by Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels.


 * appears on ICON: The Island Years compilation (2011)
 * demo recording appears on Twenty-Five Years of Skin in the Game compilation (2015)
 * re-recorded song from Local H's self-titled demo (1992)
 * live recording appears on Live in Europe (2018)
 * live recording appears on Alive '05 (2005)

Personnel
Local H
 * Scott Lucas – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
 * Joe Daniels – drums

Production
 * Steven Haigler – producer, engineering, mixing at The Carriage House (Stamford, Connecticut)
 * Dave Cozzie – assistant mix engineer
 * Tracy Schroeder – additional engineering
 * Janet DeMatteis – art coordination
 * Jana Leòn – photography
 * David Calderley – design
 * Joe Bosso – A&R
 * Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering Studios, Inc. (Portland, Maine)