HUNNY Release Dream Pop slenderbodies Remix Of 'Homesick'
The track is from their eponymously named EP released in July.
By: Michael Major Aug. 30, 2022
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."
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.
HUNNY will be going on tour supporting State Champs starting on November 11th in Cleveland and ending on December 10th in Albany, NY. Tickets are available here.
Listen to the new single here:
HUNNY Tour Dates
11.11.22 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues Cleveland
11.12.22 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
11.13.22 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
11.15.22 - Toronto, CA - Phoenix Concert Theatre
11.18.22 - Chicago, IL - Concord Music Hall
11.19.22 - St. Louis, MO - Red Flag
11.20.22 - Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
11.22.22 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
11.23.22 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Union Event Center
11.25.22 - Anaheim, CA - House Of Blues Anaheim
11.26.22 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blue San Diego
11.27.22 - Phoenix, AZ - The Van Buren
11.29.22 - Austin, TX - Empire Garage LLC
11.30.22 - Dallas, TX - South Side Music Hall
12.02.22 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
12.03.22 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte
12.04.22 - Nashville, TN - East Side Bowl
12.06.22 - Richmond, VA - The National
12.07.22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
12.09.22 - Boston, MA - Roadrunner
12.10.22 - Albany, NY - Empire Live
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