Hungry “The Jig”

Hungry, one of Manchester’s brightest rising acts, is out with a punk hit. “The Jig,” armed with buzzsaw noise gate and blood-boiling riffs. Raw vocals ripple with political head and heart. “The Jig” has something to say about corruption, dishonesty and embezzlement in the world, and it says it loud with no holding back. Fueled by machine gun rhythm and hard-hitting thoughtfulness, “The Jig” is a song of protest and a wake-up call in the shape of a sonic carnival.

“What has inspired the song? It’s 13 years of Conservative rule and a neoliberal orthodoxy that has given the UK a callout and self-righteous ruling class that views anyone beneath as overdramatic and lazy,” said Frontman Jacob Peck, who is also the mastermind behind “The Jig.” “It seems of late that the governmental system may be revealing itself, one of corruption, dishonesty, and embezzlement. In many ways, the lyrics call for a collective consciousness of that.”

Rebellions scream loud, but it screams at those who provide the reasons. Energetic, highly relatable, and more than ever captivating. “The Jig” puts Hungry at the top of the world while rooting for the underdogs. It makes sense that their music would take off in only a few months after the Cambridgeshire-native jam-kicking four-piece entered Manchester’s atmosphere. It’s stirring. It’s sweaty. It’s loud and disillusioned. They make your mind clearer and your heart pumping.

Led by Peck, the buzz-starting four-piece is complete by drummer Stan Rankin, guitarist Kit Thomas and bassist Jas Malig. “The Jig” is aided by producer Dean Glover, whose hands have blissfully touched cult punk legends such as The Membranes and Inca Babies. He captures the unbending energy of Hungry and gives them a juicy push full of edges and thrones.