While the 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.
Forming in March 2007, the band have wasted no time in carving out a
name for themselves in the Brisbane music scene, helped along by air
play on Triple J’s 2008 and Home and Hosed programs which eventually led to regular rotation on the station.
Dressing their immaculate indie tunes with a healthy dose of 60’s pop
sensibility and lashings of soul, Hungry Kids have clearly done their
rock history homework, but manage to apply their learning without
ever sounding formulaic. Recorded in May 2008 at Brisbane’s Airlock Studios, their self-titled debut EP highlights their musical dexterity, skipping lithely between jangly pop gems, hushed ballads and slinky soul numbers.
After launching the EP in July this year, they have since made it their
mission to play as many shows as possible while snaring a slot at Big Day Out (thanks Unearthed) and some Triple J rotation with 'Set It Right'.
Now with a new EP entitled Mega Mountain already in the can, a new single called 'Scattered Diamonds' on the airwaves, the debut distributed through MGM and the tour van neatly packed to hit the road, the stage is truly set for Hungry Kids of Hungary to own 2009.
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