ANNOUNCE DEBUT STUDIO ALBUM AND ACCOMPANYING TOUR
March 19, 2023
Dharawal/Wollongong-based garage-punk act Hoon has just revealed their thunderous new single ‘Fried‘ and announced their debut studio album ‘Australian Dream‘ – due Friday, April 14. The record was produced, mixed and mastered by Clayton Segelov at The Brain Recording Studios (Antagonist AD, Dear Seattle, Shady Nasty).
‘Fried’ is three minutes of high-octane punk, bursting with angular, distorted guitars, rabid drums and the ruthless vocals of lead singer Daniel Breda. It soon opens into a shrieking breakdown before hurtling towards a heaving outro, wrapping up an exhilarating, cathartic roller-coaster ride of a track.
Daniel talks about the inspiration behind ‘Fried’:
“Lyrically, it deals with not recognising what’s good or bad for your health. Making mistakes, blundering situations, reeling in toxicity, not accepting help but being vulnerable and unwise. All in all, behaving like an absolute pumpkin head.”
Watch ‘Fried’
The music video was directed, shot and edited by the band themselves and follows a fictional, pumpkin head character as he attempts to fix a broom they just broke. The band explain, “it is a very abstract visual representation; of the emotional undoing referenced in the song. After many frantic and manic attempts to fix it, they refuse the help of someone else. Fighting them off, they eventually give in and the broom is fixed, ultimately leading to a positive result.”
To coincide with the release of their debut studio album, Hoon will hit the road on an eleven-date national tour across the East Coast of Australia, with shows in Ngunnawal/Canberra, Naarm/Melbourne, Wurundjeri/Tecoma, Mulubinba/Newcastle, Yugambeh/Gold Coast, Meanjin/Brisbane, Cavanbah/Bangalow, Eora/Sydney, Miryyal/Ulladulla and Dharawal/Wollongong.
This continues on from supporting luminaires Skegss, Dune Rats and Clowns, and most recently, a nine-date Australian tour supporting the release of their single ‘Propane‘.
The band are incredibly passionate about helping build the arts in their hometown and have run all ages festivals such as ‘All Of Us‘, ‘Crown Street Takeover‘, ‘Hoon-Fest‘ and ‘The Gong Crawl‘, the last of which had over 150 contributors, spanned six venues and two art exhibitions.
Previous releases have seen widespread blog support from Pilerats, Life Without Andy, Tone Deaf, and scenestr, and music videos added to rotation on ABC‘s rage. They’ve also received extensive radio love from Australian radio stations triple j, triple j Unearthed, FBi, 3RRR, PBS FM, 2SER, 4ZZZ, 2XX, RTR FM and Radio Adelaide.
‘Fried’ is available worldwide now
‘AUSTRALIAN DREAM’ ALBUM TOUR
THU 27 APR | SIDEWAY, NGUNNAWAL/CANBERRA ACT
FRI 28 APR | OLD BAR, NAARM/MELBOURNE VIC
SAT 29 APR | THE RAILYARD, WURUNDJERI/TECOMA VIC
WED 3 MAY | THE HAMILTON STATION, MULUBINBA/NEWCASTLE NSW
THU 4 MAY | MO’S DESERT CLUBHOUSE, YUGAMBEH/GOLD COAST QLD
FRI 5 MAY | KING LEARS THRONE, MEANJIN/BRISBANE QLD
SUN 7 MAY | BANGALOW BOWLO, CAVANBAH/BANGALOW NSW
FRI 12 MAY | THE HOUSE OF MUSIC AND BOOZE, EORA/SYDNEY NSW
SAT 13 MAY | THE MARLIN, MIRYYAL/ULLADULLA NSW
SAT 20 MAY | SECRET VENUE, DHARAWAL/WOLLONGONG NSW
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