Over the years, musicians from Birmingham and the Black Country have produced some of the most recognisable tunes to find their way into the ears of the people. Tracks as diverse as UB40's "Red Red Wine", Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", The Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky" and Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf" all have their roots in the area. But the music industry is fickle, there's always new songs to be heard, new stories to be told and, perhaps most importantly, new faces to be seen.
So, where is the next big thing going to come from? Of course, we'd love the answer to be, right here in the West Midlands. So, why not focus in on the talents that are plugging away in the venues of Birmingham, Walsall, Wolverhampton and elsewhere, right now? We've seen acts like Peace and Swim Deep emerge from the circuit over the past few years, but we want something even fresher, right?
And here they are - our headliners! Hankks X pic.twitter.com/y7UvCs6V7i
— BurnFM (@Burn_FM) December 4, 2015
How about a band that only formed in 2015? Having already received air time on BBC WM's Introducing segment and performed at numerous venues around Birmingham, Walsall and even into Leicester, Hankks have quickly found themselves as one of the cities brightest acts and look set to make 2016 their year.
The Burntwood foursome, consisting of lead guitarist James Davison, vocalist and guitarist Ben James, vocalist and bassist Jacob Evitts and drummer Harry Davison, have released two singles to date, both via audio distribution network, SoundCloud.
The groups first track "Stepping Stone" seems to heavily influenced by a different city entirely, with hints of Happy Mondays and the Stone Roses, if it wasn't for it's cutting freshness, then you could easily mistake the tune for one from the Madchester scene of the late 80's and early 90's. The song offers plenty of opportunities to get cutting some shapes on the dancefloor, with the lyrical hook of "Do I really love you or are you just a stepping stone" providing plenty of steak for the sizzle. With the second single, "Love Shy" shifting gears into a much more contemporary Indie feel, presenting catchy, festival afternoon-worthy lyrics, Hankks have already shown themselves to a stylistically diverse, yet distinctive outfit in just a few short months as a collective.
With 2016 just around the corner, with the right opportunities and guidance, who knows just how far these boys could go? Wondering where you can next catch Hankks in action?
Playing @ClubLamour Sunday on @ 7:30 gonna b a real good time 😛✌🍕🍻💊🍔🍾
— HANKKS (@HANKKSM8) December 15, 2015
Get on it.
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