KBPS Interview: Hunck

Hunck are a rock band from North London who have just released their new single ‘All Dressed Up’, which is one of the songs that made it onto our August 2016 playlist. We caught up with Freddie Tyson-Brown from the band and asked him about their new release.

“It’s an ode to modern dating troubles. It’s about getting dressed up and getting stood up! We’ve all been on dates where things haven’t gone right. It’s like an everyman’s song!”

The song is accompanied by a surprisingly good video considering its tight £60 budget. We asked Freddie how they managed this. “The limitations make it more exciting to do. We tried to make it as exciting as we could for as little money as possible. All we did was spend £60 on a green screen and a couple of lights, and I already had a camera. The paper mache heads were free as we just used copies of the Evening Standard which they give away free at all the tube stations for free!”

The heads, you’ll be glad to know, are still with the band. “We’re saving them for a rainy day,” Freddie confessed, before admitting that if it was raining they could well just melt onto their faces!

The band members have brought different influences to the record. Whilst member Thomas has a love of Frank Sinatra, Freddie prefers Al Boley.

Hunck recently performed a headline show at the Lexington in London and it went really well. “We managed to sell it out and we had a good laugh, it was a good night!” Freddie told us about their gig, confessing their gigs are louder, faster and more in the flesh.

Looking ahead, Freddie revealed that they have recorded an album’s worth of material and they hope to get this out by the end of the year. “We’ll see what happens. We’re just constantly writing new music, seeing how it goes, and then playing it out live, and seeing how people react to it.”

With reaction to the new single being positive so far, things are looking great for Hunck as a band. Looking ahead to the future Freddie would like the band to continue playing more shows and making more music and something a little bit different based on Freddie’s favourite sport.

“I want to write a darts songs for the next darts season coming up at the end of the year. Hopefully we’ll have a darts number one by the end of the year when the World Championships happen. That’s my goal!”

Find out more about the band at https://www.facebook.com/HUNCKband/ where their hilarious biography is well worth reading!