Watch Hans Pucket's Video For New Single 'Bankrupt'

Launching their impatiently awaited second album No Drama on 4th November via US imprint Carpark Records, Aotearoa's Hans Pucket have unfurled new single and video 'Bankrupt', plus news they'll be supporting superstar buds The Beths on their forthcoming US tour. Not to my knowledge a reference to the local imprint of the same name, 'Bankrupt' busts out zip-zappin' power-pop hooks aplenty, as singer / guitarist Oliver Devlin sounds like he's caught in the middle of an identity crisis — relatably declaring "I don't know if I'll always feel like I'm waiting for my comeback."

Getting into the spirit of the season, Hans Pucket's Callum Devlin (Sports Team, Dateline) directed a Halloween-y video for 'Bankrupt', in which both Devlin brothers with bandmates Jono Nott and Callum Passells have an electrifying encounter with what appears to be a haunted guitar amplifier. Hit play on the clip made with support from NZ On Air, scope out the huge list of US dates the Trash Recital guests will be playing HERE (fun fact: Jonathan Pearce of The Beths produced, mixed and engineered No Drama), don't miss Hans Pucket's record release shows in Pōneke and Tāmaki Makaurau this  November, and go catch the busy team's Midnight Karaoke Challenge set at The Others Way festival on 22nd October...

"Bankrupt might be my favourite song from the album, so naturally I put myself in charge of directing this video... This concept (some form of “band in a room” video) has been banging around my brain for over a year. I’d been holding on to a lot of misplaced fear and dread around this album release, which I think led to this very dark tone. Annabel shot the hell out of it, and our skeleton “Prince Phillip” really stole the show. It was a truly cathartic experience, getting to electrocute the band for this video. Any fear is now gone, I am ready for the album to come out now." — Callum Devlin

UnderTheRadar, Flying Out and 95bFM present...

The Others Way Festival
Saturday 22nd October (during Labour Weekend) - Tāmaki Makaurau's Karangahape Road
Tickets on sale HERE via UTR

Hans Pucket 'No Drama' Album Release Party Weekend

Saturday 5th November - Vogelmorn Hall, Wellington (all ages)
Sunday 6th November - The Tuning Fork, Auckland (all ages)*

Wellington tickets available HERE via UTR
*Auckland tickets available via moshtix

'No Drama' releases on Friday 4th November via Carpark Records — preorder the vinyl LP edition of No Drama HERE, plus exclusive Flying Out colourway HERE.