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Gig & Concert News - Hans Pucket 'No Drama' Album Release

Hans Pucket 'No Drama' Album Release

04 November 2022 - 0 Comments

Though Hans Pucket has been performing frenetic and immediate indie rock in Wellington, New Zealand for years, their collaboration dates back even further when twin brothers Oliver and Callum Devlin decided to start making music together. In 2014, with Oliver on vocals and guitar and Callum on drums, the duo self-released a self-titled EP on Bandcamp. The loose and rambunctious collection of songs caught the ear of drummer Jonathan Nott who quickly joined the band and Oliver says “knew the songs better than we did.”

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As a three-piece with Callum Devlin now playing bass, Hans Pucket released a string of increasingly hook-laden and sophisticated EPs and singles. In 2016, they released the Jalapeño EP and in 2017 put out their breakout single Fuck My Life' which boasted a sax-led outro that hinted at a side of the band the Devlin's affectionately refer to as “Horns Pucket.” These releases culminated in the band’s first full-length Eczema in 2018, an LP that garnered cosigns from their compatriots The Beths and RNZ. For their sophomore effort, No Drama, the band decamped to Jonathan Pearce of The Beths’ Auckland studio. Though the result is a much fuller, more ambitious sound, Hans Pucket decided to stick to their strengths: being a fun live act. “Rather than being a Steely Dan studio band, our intention was to make songs that are fun to play live,” says Oliver Devlin.

No Drama came together over several years, and during its creation, the band added multi-instrumentalist Callum Passels, who provided all the horn arrangements on the LP. With Pearce producing, his other The Beths bandmates Benjamin Sinclair added string arrangements while singer Elizabeth Stokes provided backing vocals. The result is Hans Pucket’s 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.

“People say ‘no drama’ all the time when they really mean at least, ‘some drama," laughs Callum Devlin of the album title. “It works because No Drama is actually a super dramatic record.”

The LP is out now via Hans Pucket’s new label Carpark Records.

Hans Pucket live on
RNZ Live on Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan 
Friday, 4 November, 2:20 pm 


+ Album Release Party Weekend

Wellington - Saturday, November 5th @ Vogelmorn Hall
With Vera Ellen & shannengeorgiapetersen

Tickets on sale from undertheradar.co.nz

Auckland - Sunday, November 6th @ The Tuning Fork
With SKILAA & Power Nap
Tickets onsale from moshtix

*Both shows All Ages/Licensed

Photo Credit: Samuel Austin


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