Album Review: Bobby Funk – Longing For The Bonging

Cornish quartet Bobby Funk  are releasing their first album proper since signing to TNSRecords back in 2018, following up on that year’s ‘Avocado Stains’ EP. Recorded back in January, ‘Longing For The Bonging’ actually drops on 6th June. “In an odd way, after the last few weeks I feel the album name has taken on a new meaning for me,” explains vocalist Ollie Meyrick. “I find myself ‘Longing For The Bonging’ of a simpler time, where the uncertainty of Brexit rather than a global pandemic hung over our heads. At least we could still go to gigs…” The 20 minute journey through Bobby Funk’s world creeps in on a lurching riff, then ruptures into the agile, angular (new single) ‘Dunch’. The instruments are crisp, and the lyrics are delivered with punch and humour. Kicking in without pause, the sp...

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