“...a satisfying mix of the alternative rock, pop-punk and new wave influences the band has dabbled in since their inception,”- Buzzbands LA
“2000s pop rock nostalgia is at the core of the infectious track, which recalls classics like Fountain of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom” and Relient K’s “Sadie Hawkins Dance,” Billboard on “Speed Dial”
Today, Los Angeles based pop-rock band HUNNY share a reimagined version of their song ‘Homesick’ from the eponymously named EP released in July. The remix, by LA indie-pop duo slenderbodies (Max Vehuni & Benji Cormack) fabricates a celestial soundscape that pairs frontman Jason Yarger’s vocals with pulsating synths and warm guitar harmonics that transform the track into a lighthearted dream-pop tune.
HUNNY is lead singer/guitarist Jason Yarger, guitarist Jake Goldstein, drummer Joey Anderson, and on bass/keyboards Kevin Grimmet.
Over the course of the pandemic, the four members of HUNNY collectively made nearly 100 demos that turned into the cohesive compilation of the Homesick EP, produced by Carlos De La Garza (Paramore, The Linda Lindas.) The title track came to be as guitarist Jake Goldstein was literally at home sick when he wrote the original demo during quarantine. With the word itself being polysemantic, the band finds that the song can take on a few different meanings. Jason Yarger recalls,
“It started as this cheeky little tune but when we started fleshing it out as a real track it started to morph into a bit more.” He explains, “It turned partly into some sort of love letter to touring and how much we’d missed it after nearly two years of not being on the road.” That sentiment is wrapped in a lot of insecurities they were feeling about the future of the band – and in turn their lives – due to the pandemic. The frontman continues, “I personally felt like I was going backwards – not touring and working a day job. I wanted my life back. I was homesick.”
LISTEN TO THE HOMESICK EP HERE
The EP throws you into the unique offbeat nostalgia of Y2k from the music to its visual references. Led by single ‘Speed Dial’ whose music video was self-shot by the band, it evokes the feeling of watching a home movie through pixelated VHS tape. ‘Loser,’ with its awkward-yet-endearing moments, captures an overdressed Jason Yarger at a beach boardwalk alongside clips of roller blading footage.
The band sought out to explore new sounds after briefly straying from their punk beginnings in favor of 80’s new wave and 90’s pop influences on their 2021 album. “We’re trying to get to the root of the music we want to make at this point,” they said. With a fresh direction, the new EP finds them attempting to reconcile those differences with swirling guitar riffs, catchy pop melodies and sugary sweet synths. ‘Homesick’ propels HUNNY one step closer to their newfound sound.
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