While the mere mention of their name often invokes raised eyebrows and amused smiles among the uninitiated, Brisbane four-piece Hungry Kids of Hungary produce music that inspires equal measures of curiosity and joy. Dressing their immaculate indie tunes with a healthy dose of 60s pop sensibility and lashings of soul HKoH have wasted no time in carving out a name for themselves on the Australian music scene with a quartet of radio singles and their relentless Touring regime.
Their debut self titled EP featured the incandescent single Set It Right which pricked the ears of radio programmers and audiences alike setting the stage for a mammoth 2009. With a hefty touring schedule in place HKoH somehow found the time to jump back into the studio for a few days, coming out with their second EP Mega Mountain. Much like the band themselves, the EP was a quartet of lively pop energy entwined with layers of thought provoking vitality. Key tracks included the radio favourite body-bopping Scattered Diamonds and the stunning piano-driven ballad Old Money.
Once again hitting the road, the band spent the next eight months touring the nation continuously, supporting the likes of Little Birdy and Bertie Blackman and winning fans with their stellar musicianship and boyish charm. November 2009 saw the band stand on their own eight feet, parading their buoyant brand of indie pop around Australia on their very first national headline jaunt.
The tour coincided with the release of a brand new single, Let You Down, which provided the first taste of the new material since the release of Mega Mountain in early 2009. The song is the sound of four Hungry Kids doing what they do best – delivering pure pop goodness in a neat package of their trademark, dualharmony brilliance, it channels a time when recordings were captured to tape, music was joyful and harmonies reigned supreme, even when accompanied by tales of heartbreak and loss.
The monumentally busy year was capped off with solid festival appearances on the Australian Summer circuit. Not slowing down any in 2010 the first half of the year has seen the band bunkered down in the studio to record their debut album in between several trips to the US and the UK where they showcased and embarked on initial international touring. August will see their return to Australian audiences with one last round of touring before the release of their debut long player Escapades in the second half of the year.
Supported by special guests BIG SCARY and BALL PARK MUSIC.
Hungry Kids of Hungary will play in Canberra at The Maram on Saturday 13 November 2010.
Tickets $15 + bf on sale now via Moshtix.
