It’s that time again, when our man on the ground Desh Kapur Editor/Photographer All Music Magazine UK spotlights a bands or artists he thinks are going to have a big 2024/25 bands and artists we think you should check out to stay ahead of the curve
So welcome to HUNGRY
Fun, intelligent and furious ‘cord-punk. The Manchester-based four-piece who slouch through the southern suburbs of the city, from house party to house party and light up every stage they play, are back after early singles scored BBC R1 and Radio X play, with effusive words from taste making media.
Have to see them to believe them? Perhaps. But if you close your eyes, you can imagine the sweaty bodies as they play out ascerbic, lyric-forward, character-driven songwriting, using energetic propulsion in a Blur-meets-Idles, DEADLETTER-meets-Sports Team blend of commitment to ‘the song’ and bug-eyed performance. What more is there to say? Please give them a listen…
AMM – What first got you into music? or Who inspired you to make music?
H – Through a series of unfortunate events, we each became drawn to the allure of anonymous adoration, and the power of the big stage. The idea of our names being known and dispersed by an entity far greater than ourselves has always been an unavoidable pull, as has the concept of a free 18 cans backstage night after night.
AMM – Tell me about your music journey.
H – Five years of public shame and humiliation, and it went like: Small stage, small stage, small stage, small stage, practice, bigger stage, bigger stage, practice, bi…
AMM – How would you describe the music that you typically create?
H – Post-punk/indie/garage rock/alternative/subconscious neoliberal antifascist post- Brexit new wave in a realm somewhere between decent and not bad.
AMM – What is your creative process like?
H – Stan plays the drums, Jas plays the bass, Kit plays the guitar, JP shouts a lot and sometimes someone something accidentally and we make a track from that.
AMM – If you could go open a show for any artist, who would it be?
H – ABBA Voyage
AMM – What is one message you would give to your fans?
H – Start a band, it’s the most fun a boy can have.
AMM – What is the most useless talent you have?
H – Stan is reasonably good at Risk, The Online Board Game. And scratchcards.
AMM – Do you sing in the shower? What songs?
H – JP loves the sound of his own voice. He wrote the following recommendation for shower time: Hands Up – Ottawan.
AMM – What would you be doing right now, if it wasn’t for your music career?
H – Espionage. Competitive Risk: The Online Board Game. Ultimate Frisbee. Corporate Pizza Salesman.
AMM – Where have you performed? What are your favourite and least favourite venues? Do you have any upcoming shows?
H – Our favourite venue to play would be South Manchester’s Withington Public Hall Institute, which we consider to be our spiritual home. WPHI hosts Thump, a monthly free gig put on by the good and righteous poet Jude Sides and is a great springboard for many of our local peers. The venue is also a social enterprise, with a stated intention to the give to the people of its community, and provide good beer at a good price, which sums up a lot of what Hungry is about. We couldn’t say any venues we don’t like, because even the not so technical set ups have provided us with some funny nights. But we do have a knee-weakening big one coming up; on November 21st we’ll be playing Band On The Wall for Unconvention, without a doubt our biggest gig ever. The only thing we’re hoping to do is cause a ruckus. I think we’ll get there.
AMM – What is your favourite song to perform?
H – Our upcoming tune ‘Sick Of It’ has had a fun progression. We use it in our set to try out some performative sections. We used to have a 2-minute interlude about turning up to your uncles third wedding with his fourth wife that genuinely got our crowd going. Now we like to perform it off the stage or get in the crowd and try start a circle pit.
AMM – Which famous musicians do you admire?
H – We all like different types of music but if we had to settle on one, we’d say we like a bit of everything. Stan gives an honourable mention to Billy Bragg for doing the same thing since the 80s; sticking to his principles and not letting anyone get in his way. The GOAT.
AMM – What is the most trouble you’ve ever gotten into?
H – Jas was implicated in a multi-million-pound corned beef heist in Jamaica.
AMM – What is the best advice you’ve been given?
H– You can never sometimes tell what you least expect the most.
AMM – What’s next for you?
H – Bigger stage, bigger stage, big stage, biggest stage. The honest goal is to keep flowing free as birds in the air with our wings out for as long as possible. Representing for family, unity, community, energy, and killing everyone.
TOUR DATES
Fri 11 Oct–Manchester, Withington Community Hall for THUMP
Sat 12 Oct–Barrow, Barrow Underground Music Society
Sat 16 Nov–Leeds, Live At Leeds
Thu 21 Nov–Manchester, Band On The Wall for Unconvention
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
