Opening A Can Of Worms With HENRIK HOCKERT From VIAGRA BOYS

Interview by Kris Peters
Formed in Stockholm in 2015, Viagra Boys - as their name suggests - are a band here to have fun. And have fun they have, with debut album Street Worms introducing the world to their absurdist humour, with their follow-ups Welfare Jazz and Cave World only serving to solidify their reputation as a band set to conquer the world.
Or at least win over a few fans.
Viagra Boys have not once shown any signs of slowing down or conforming to a changing musical landscape, and have instead raised the bar even higher with the recent release of their fourth album, Viagr Aboys. In keeping with the group’s token absurdist humour, Viagr Aboys is a further step into a foray into sharp observational humour, dismantling everything and nothing at the same time. They take shots at the cultural institutions that hold people down while also turning the lens inward, never shying away from their beliefs and viewpoints in the name of acceptance.
HEAVY spoke with bass player Henrik Hockert earlier this week from Viagra Boys' tour bus to find out more about their fourth release.
"It got a really good reaction," he enthused of the early response to the new album, "people seem to like it a lot. Good reviews and people seem to like it."
We ask him to explain the album more musically.
"I think when we started, we were just trying to make a Viagra Boys record," he shrugged. "We have kept on doing music that we like. We often start out with a bass line and go from there, and then Sebastian makes some vocals. It's a lot of different elements in there, with some slower songs as well."
In the full interview, Henrik talks more about Viagr Aboys, the singles released and how they represent the album as a whole, the Australian references in the song Uno II, the burp in the opening song Man Made Of Meat and how it came to be there, the final song River King, which is a piano led softer song, next year's tour of Australia and more.


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