WONK UNIT - CYCLISTS (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

UK PUNK CHAMPIONS WONK UNIT
CHALLENGE TWO ABREAST CYCLING IN NEW

SINGLE ‘CYCLISTS’

Wonk Unit, the unique punk phenomenon born out of the South London town of Croydon,
return with a new single ‘Cyclists’ that furthers the bands unique take on punk rock, and finds
them this time taking aim at selfish cyclists.
“Last Summer on route to a festival on some country lane we were unfortunate enough to get
stuck behind two cyclists, yes two abreast,” explains frontman Alex Johnson. “Did 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’s 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.”
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’ll 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.
The band are now on their ninth album, curate ‘Wonkfest’, their own successful festival and are
fueled by their own super-proactive DIY ethos and unique sound, artwork and imagery.
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…unless you ride two abreast in front of them when they’re trying to get to a festival, that is.
Get off the road and honk if you wonk!