Ears Wide Open: Hunny
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The first single from young L.A. rockers Hunny possesses a pop heart and post-punk spine. After a scratchy, marching intro you’d expect from Modest Mouse or Franz Ferdinand, “Cry for Me” cuts loose with emotive vocals, declaring “I can make you cry for me.” The sextet — Jason Yarger, Jake Goldstein, Jacob Munk, Gregory Horne, Kevin Grimmett and Joey Anderson — recorded the tune with producer/engineer Doug Boehm (Tokyo Police Club, Ezra Furman, Girls, Roadkill Ghost Choir). While not the kind of debut that’s likely to turn the indie-rock world upside down, it’s a promising start for a band with an admirable back-to-basics approach.
||| Stream: “Cry for Me”
||| Live: Hunny opens for Bad Suns on Jan. 25 at the Observatory.
[…] to love in the U.K. and maybe on your home turf too. To review: Hunny emerged early this year with the radio-ready “Cry for Me” after turning the page from their previous incarnation as Daydreamer. The sextet — Jason Yarger, […]
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