The Hunna at Electric Ballroom

The Hunna showcased their fourth and newest album Friday night live at Camden’s Electric Ballroom.

The four-piece rock band, who originate from Watford, took to one of London’s coolest venues for their first, and only, night in London on their headlining UK tour. With their self-titled album having just been released at the end of October, the setlist for the gig consisted mainly of the new record from start to finish, and lucky for the London-based fans they’d had a few days to listen to it before hearing it live.

Opening with the first and second songs from The Hunna, The Storm and Trash, the sound of rock n’ roll filled every inch of the venue, and the crowd was automatically thrown into a sea of moshing. The band played on through each of the thirteen songs off of their week-old album, and although it was abundantly clear that the majority of the audience knew almost none of the songs played tonight, the atmosphere remained relatively high-energy through the rest of the set.

Having shot to fame with the release of their 2016 debut album 100, The Hunna has made it increasingly obvious that their journey through the music industry over the last six years has not been an easy one for them. The band’s frontman Ryan Potter took the breaks between songs to elaborate on how the music industry has wronged them, but that they finally found a label that allows them to create their music freely, rather than being tied to the alternative/indie of their early music.

Ending the set on a high note, the band played five final tracks, which they referred to as their “greatest hits”. This second half of the gig was the liveliest the venue had been all night. After a brief pause in playing, frontman Ryan returned to the stage to do a solo rendition of the band’s popular song Lover, which was a truly beautiful, intimate moment between the crowd and the band. Following this, they played another huge hit, their song Babe Can I Call? from their 2018 album Dare, which sent the venue into an echo chamber of the lyrics “Babe are you home? Babe can I call you?”. Next, it was another crowd-pleaser many fans were waiting for the whole night, and arguably the band’s biggest hit ever, She’s Casual, which was met with insanely amazing energy.

Having played only the fan favourites last was extremely daring for The Hunna – but they aren’t strangers to daring ideas and taking risks. Though there were a few quiet and awkward moments during the playthrough of their entire latest release, the band brought their truest rock n’ roll selves to this London show, and entertained thoroughly.

Kirst Hubbard
Photos: Virginie Viche

For further information and future events visit The Hunna’s website here.

Watch the video for the single She’s Casual here: