Uke-Hunt | |
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Origin | San Francisco, California |
Genres | Folk music |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Fat Wreck Chords |
Members | Spike Slawson Randy Burk Jamin Barton Joe Raposo |
Uke-Hunt is a ukulele-based cover band fronted by Spike Slawson from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. Although both this and the Gimmes are cover bands, they have very different approaches. While the Gimmes generally pick non-rock songs, rock them out and speed them up to turn them into punk music, the songs picked for this band are generally upbeat songs that are then slowed down and mellowed out. [1]
The band's origins start with Slawson learning to play ukulele when Me First and the Gimme Gimmes would perform their cover of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" live. Slawson would then learn different songs on ukulele which led to this band. The band initially played on the San Francisco Wharf under the name Uke Hammer.[ citation needed ] The band was initially made up of Slawson on ukulele and vocals, Randy Burk on percussion and vocals and Jamin Barton on various instruments, including saxophone, melodica and harmonica. [2]
The band first appeared on the 2013 Fat Music for Fest People III compilation before releasing their debut single, "The Prettiest Star", in April 2014, followed by their debut, self-titled album in June 2014. The following year, the band went on their first national tour. [3]
"The Prettiest Star" | |
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Single by Uke-Hunt | |
from the album Uke-Hunt | |
B-side | "Ben" |
Released | April 29, 2014 |
Length | 2:50 |
Label | Fat Wreck Chords |
Songwriter(s) | David Bowie |
"The Prettiest Star" was the first release by the band. It was released on April 29, 2014 by Fat Wreck Chords.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "The Prettiest Star" | David Bowie | David Bowie | 2:50 |
2. | "Ben" | Donald Black/Walter Scharf | Michael Jackson | 2:04 |
Uke-Hunt | |
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Studio album by Uke-Hunt | |
Released | June 10, 2014 |
Length | 25:38 |
Label | Fat Wreck Chords |
Uke-Hunt is the debut album by the band. It was released on June 10, 2014 by Fat Wreck Chords.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Because" | Dave Clark | The Dave Clark Five | 2:20 |
2. | "Animal Farm" | Ray Davies | The Kinks | 2:41 |
3. | "End of the World" | Arthur Kent/Sylvia Dee | Skeeter Davis | 2:34 |
4. | "Green, Green Grass of Home" | Claude Putman Jr. | Johnny Darrell | 2:14 |
5. | "Enjoy the Silence" | Martin Gore | Depeche Mode | 2:19 |
6. | "Needles and Pins" | Jack Nitzsche/Sonny Bono | Jackie DeShannon | 1:59 |
7. | "The Prettiest Star" | David Bowie | David Bowie | 2:50 |
8. | "Fascination" | Fermo Dante Marchetti/Maurice de Féraudy | N/A | 2:29 |
9. | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | Paul Williams/Roger Nichols | The Carpenters | 3:14 |
10. | "Ready to Take a Chance Again" | Charles Fox/Normal Gimbel | Barry Manilow | 3:03 |
The following releases feature songs by the band.
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