Barnstaple folk-rock duo The Kahunas return with Concrete Jungle, the fourth single from their upcoming album Made By Humans.
The track is inspired by people-watching in a large city. The band describe it as a song built around the movement of people, the feeling of being inside a melting pot and the strange pull of places where every corner seems to hold a memory. There is something very human in that idea. Standing still while everything rushes past. Watching faces, traffic, habits and little scenes unfold like someone forgot to close the curtains.
Concrete Jungle has already been played on BBC Introducing in the South West on Daniel Pascoe’s show, and The Kahunas describe it as a song for the summer. That makes sense. It has the feel of a track looking outwards, taking in the heat, the noise and the bustle without losing its folk-rock footing.
The Kahunas, made up of Brian and Tash, describe themselves as folk rock with a twist. They have been busy writing, recording and producing their next album, with Made By Humans due for release at the end of September 2026. The 14-track album will explore reality, the world around us and the things that make us human.
Concrete Jungle was written, recorded and co-produced by Brian and Tash, with post-production support from Mat Sampson at Bink Bonk Studios in Bristol. The duo are also carrying that live momentum into a busy summer, including a second year at Boomtown and an appearance at Sidmouth Folk Festival.
As a release, Concrete Jungle feels like a useful doorway into where The Kahunas are heading next. Rooted in observation, full of movement and tied to a wider album about human experience, it sounds like a band taking the world in, then throwing it back with grit under the fingernails.
