{"id":8256,"date":"2019-09-11T07:00:14","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=8256"},"modified":"2019-09-11T08:23:57","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T08:23:57","slug":"wonk-unit-release-video-for-new-single-cyclists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=8256","title":{"rendered":"Wonk Unit release video for new single ‘Cyclists’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wonk Unit<\/strong>, the unique punk phenomenon born out of the South London town of Croydon, return with a new single \u2018Cyclists\u2019 that furthers the bands inimitable take on punk rock, and finds them this time taking aim at selfish cyclists.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast Summer on route to a festival on some country lane we were unfortunate enough to get stuck behind two cyclists, yes two abreast,\u201d explains frontman\u00a0Alex Johnson<\/strong>. \u201cDid they care about the motorcade snaking behind them? Cause not! Go read the highway code – two abreast is cool but ONLY IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. DO NOT OBSTRUCT THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. It\u2019s the rules. So, I was tapping my hands on the dashboard when the funk took hold. “Cyclists riding 2 abreast blocking traffic, blocking traffic”. Then I did some rapping (but thankfully that never made it onto the single.) After about three months the cyclists decided to fix a puncture and we made it to the festival. By then the song was already a Wonk winner in the van! We jammed it in soundcheck and was a hit in our set later that night. The end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The end result is just over two-minutes of uniquely additive wonk genius that once ingested, is almost impossible to get out of your system. In short, you\u2019ll be humming this for weeks. That combined with a video that perfectly captures the songs frustrations and message, and we have another winning wonk track to add to the bands vast catalogue.<\/p>\n

The band are now on their ninth album, curate \u2018Wonkfest\u2019, their own successful festival and are fuelled by their own super-proactive DIY ethos and individual sound, artwork and imagery.<\/p>\n

The roots of Wonk Unit stretch back to 1992 with a band called The Flying Medallions who were young, dumb and up for fun, courting chaos and controversy at a time when punk was very much dead in the UK. Wonk Unit formed in 2005 and have since created their own ever-expanding peerless world of sound, colour, art and friendship. A creation that is inclusive to all\u2026unless you ride two abreast in front of them when they\u2019re trying to get to a festival, that is.<\/p>\n

Get off the road and honk if you wonk!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Track available Here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find Wonk Unit and feature live dates Here<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/wonkunit.com\/tour-dates\/<\/a><\/p>\n