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Photo by Ethan Griffin-Mccleary While their previous singles didn't sound like what I'd envision "trashcan country" to sound like, HONK's latest fits my expectations perfectly. "Duck Duck Goose" is their most country single yet, combining genres like rockabilly, garage rock, and punk into one weirdo sound that is all their own. You'll hear bits of artists like The Amazing Royal Crowns, Mojo Nixon, and The Reverend Horton Heat in "Duck Duck Goose," but this one is all HONK. It's a ton of off-kilter twangy fun, with a chorus of "Duck duck duck duck duck duck duck duck goose" that's begging to be screamed out by an audience.  HONK says of their latest single: "'Duck Duck Goose' is about a party game gone terribly wrong, a Helter Skelter ride through the inferno. Traditional music warped into a barn dance in Hell by Satan’s little helpers - about how sometimes in life we get stuck in cycles and once you’re in that...

Photo by Ethan Griffin-Mccleary The last we heard from HONK was "Vine-Glo," and that single didn't sound exactly what I thought "trashcan country" would sound like. "Last Order" fits what I would expect that genre to sound like. This new single is much more twangy, and is a bizarro take on country that could only come from England. It's a ramshackle song edging into punk, but more along the lines of The Cramps. There's also an odd Britpop sound going on here, but that could be the tongue-in-cheek style that helped define a lot of that genre. "Last Order" is an oddball country song that's reminding me of a mix of The Cramps, Blur, and Viagra Boys, but HONK still has a sound that is all their own. HONK says of their latest single: "Last Order is a murder ballad with a twist in which our hero is sent to hell by a punter after hours. Remember to respect your server, as revenge is a dish best served at 666 degrees from the bar sto...

Photo by Ethan Griffin-Mccleary British country music will always seem like a weird genre to me, but HONK is here to upend everything about it. The Manchester band just released a new single, "Vine-Glo," that takes the twang of country and injects it into a jangly version of post-punk. I know that everything I just wrote makes little to no sense together, but it works, and it works great. HONK calls their sound Trashcan Country, and it's a rambunctious party ready sound that is going to make a lot of us completely obsessed. "Vine-Glo" is going to inspire some people to pogo and others to line dance, with a whole lot more in between. Get ready for the next stage of your life, which is after you discover HONK. HONK say of their new song: "Vine-glo was a dissolvable brick of grape juice concentrate sold in the US during prohibition. Sold with the tagline 'legal in your home' the packet warned that the grapes may ferment into alcohol and provided instru...