Words originally for Outline Magazine
Release Date: August 26th, 2016
From inexplicably hitting the mainstream off the back
of one single late last year, Hertfordshire quartet The Hunna have grown
substantially in a saga both mired and spurred by internet memes and social
media frenzy. On their incessantly vexatious debut LP, there’s material to be
enjoyed by the fans and the haters equally. Bonfire is a powerful opener,
getting straight to the point with guitars that channel furious teen intensity
and a massive chorus, but the sheen quickly dwindles. We Could Be could have
been plucked from the repertoire of a band long lost to landfill indie (where
it may well end up again sooner or later), and drearily simple lyrics line the increasingly
lifeless riffs that the bulk of this record consists of. There are glimmers of
potential, like in the heartfelt Sycamore Tree, a piano-led number that hints
at more classic rock influences and, although weak elsewhere, exemplifies Ryan
Potter’s promising vocal. But, memes aside, the problem with ‘100’ is its
beyond arrogant duration. Stretching out for sixteen almost identical tracks that
teem, ironically, with the exact same youthful thirst for freedom and identity.
‘100’ is an uninspiring breakthrough from four lads clearly yet to find their voices.
4/10
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