{"product_id":"no-drama","title":"No Drama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket\u003c\/strong\u003e, a four-piece band from Wellington, New Zealand, writes nervy but effortlessly danceable rock songs about feeling bad. Their second full-length album, \u003cem\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/em\u003e, released via 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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen frontman \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Devlin\u003c\/strong\u003e sings, “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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth lyrically and sonically, \u003cem\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/em\u003e is a departure for \u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket\u003c\/strong\u003e from their 2018 debut \u003cem\u003eEczema\u003c\/em\u003e. “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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSongs 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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded with the band’s good friend and former tour mate \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Pearce\u003c\/strong\u003e of The Beths at his Auckland studio, \u003cem\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Drama\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003ePearce\u003c\/strong\u003e producing, his other Beths bandmates like \u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Sinclair\u003c\/strong\u003e added string arrangements while singer \u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Stokes\u003c\/strong\u003e provided backing vocals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOverall it’s a remarkably eclectic record where the smooth pop of a track like “Kiss the Moon” can coexist perfectly with the Abbey Road freakout of “Some Good News.” “We didn’t want to be afraid of our 15-year-old self's influences,” says \u003cstrong\u003eOliver Devlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. “We really wanted to make an album that teenage us would just be amazed by.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is \u003cstrong\u003eHans Pucket\u003c\/strong\u003e’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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carpark","offers":[{"title":"Tape","offer_id":50476725403979,"sku":"1163509","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50476723437899,"sku":"1163508","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50476723962187,"sku":"1163510","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/fd1227b4-03ae-4f1a-82cb-2ce0520f41b6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727463045","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/no-drama","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}