He is Hank. She is Cupcakes. A Brooklyn based, Israeli import, Hank & Cupcakes has garnered a generous fan base thanks to their charismatic, and engaging live shows. They are a highly energetic electro/pop duo, which sounds like neither pop nor electronic music. Their songs are both minimal and fascinating (a feat not easily accomplished). Hank & Cupcake don’t use synthesizers, and apart from the few pedals Hank uses, they really are just a drum and bass twosome.
A bit punk rock in the way they attack their instruments, their live performance carries an energy that must be near impossible to reproduce in the studio. As a unit they feed off the crowd, as much as the crowd feeds off them, for the dancing going on would have been worthy of The Ed Sullivan Show. It has been said before, but can possibly not be overstated how energetic these two are. Cupcakes exudes personality playing the drums and singing, all the while dancing to her own beats. Hank doesn’t just follow suit with the bass, but actually executes the double task of a full performance and a well-played show.
