Hanging out with… hans pucket

Where’d you write your new album, No Drama? Oli Devlin: On my bed, with an acoustic guitar. The band took the folky songs and made them rock ’n’ roll. What’s the worst kind of drama? Jono Nott: The kind that unfolds unexpectedly on the street between people who don’t understand each other. OD: Family drama can cut you deep, even if it’s not about something serious. At the end of a long tour, my brother and I had an argument about a chicken wrap that almost broke up the band. Describe each band member in one word. Callum Devlin: Oli is handsome, Jono is tidy, Callum Passells is witty and I’m hungry! What’s the secret ingredient in a Hans Pucket song? OD: Variety. We try to write something that sounds different to anything we’ve written before, which makes for a real hodgepodge of tunes. What kind of stuff do you write about? OD: Not being able to communicate, and the scary parts of being in love. I’m always trying to write lyrics that say something honest, or at least funny. Where do you like to hang out in Wellington? CD: The Embassy Theatre. JN: The Koru Lounge at the airport. OD: My house. Callum Passells: I café-crawl, have too many flat whites, speed-run to Te Papa (the Museum of New Zealand), crash and fall asleep in the grass at Frank Kitts Park.