{"product_id":"hans-pucket-no-drama-cd","title":"Hans Pucket - No Drama (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbyss Blue Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWellington, New Zealand four-piece \u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket\u003c\/strong\u003e writes nervy but effortlessly danceable rock songs about feeling bad. Their second full-length album, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which is out November 4th \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evia Carpark Records, gleefully captures the all-too-common twenty-something anxieties of talking too much and then being unable to find the right words to say. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen frontman \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Devlin\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esings, “I’m surfing a constant wave of alarm” on the title track, it’s a compass for the other nine tracks. This is inviting and relatable music for people who, despite their best efforts, feel uncomfortable about themselves, the state of the world, and their place in it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth lyrically and sonically, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a departure for \u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket\u003c\/strong\u003e from their 2018 debut Eczema. “I realized I didn’t want to write any more real heartbreak songs,” says \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Devlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. “We were and still are a live band. We’re still trying to make music that’s catchy and people can dance to, but also really interesting to us: songs about growing up and finding how you exist in the world.” Songs like “My Brain Is a Vacant Space” with its blistering guitars and ebullient hooks hone in on the feeling that you have nothing to offer while “Bankrupt,” a fuzzed-out punk track, boasts lines like “I don’t know if I’ll always feel like \/ I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecorded with the band’s good friend and former tour mate \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Pearce\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Beths\u003c\/strong\u003e at his Auckland studio, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is full of big leaps, immaculate arrangements, and a ton of immediate grooves. “We were very ambitious when we first started recording this,” says bassist \u003cstrong\u003eCallum Devlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. “Intentionally we left heaps of space in the track so we could add strings and horns. Because we were very measured and quite deliberate with the parts we had. It was a really fun process filling in the gaps.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNo Drama came together over several years and during its creation, the band added multi- instrumentalist \u003cstrong\u003eCallum Passels\u003c\/strong\u003e, who provided all the horn arrangements on the LP. With Pearce producing, his other Beths bandmates like Benjamin Sinclair added string arrangements while singer \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Stokes\u003c\/strong\u003e provided backing vocals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall it’s a remarkably eclectic record where the smooth pop of a track like “Kiss the Moon” can coexist perfectly with the \u003cstrong\u003eAbbey Road\u003c\/strong\u003e freakout of “Some Good News.” “We didn’t want to be afraid of our 15-year-old self’s influences,” says Oliver Devlin.” We really wanted to make an album that teenage us would just be amazed by.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is \u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket’s\u003c\/strong\u003e most sparkling and confident collection yet. While it’s danceable and fun, it’s also a thoughtful exploration of anxiety, a call for empathy in a turbulent time, and a relatable reminder that it’s hard to figure things out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Brain Is A Vacant Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Must Chill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMisery Loves Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoney\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome Good News\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBankrupt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiss The Moon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrag Me Through Your Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI’m Not Opposed to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0uKAoBPk_TA\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hans Pucket","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48081403904244,"sku":"CAK165CD","price":22.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0450\/3165\/3527\/products\/ScreenShot2022-08-04at6.13.31PM.png?v=1721956510","url":"https:\/\/www.flyingnun.co.nz\/products\/hans-pucket-no-drama-cd","provider":"Flying Nun ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}