Newcomers Honeyglaze have announced the upcoming release of their self-titled debut album, as well as sharing a video for their latest single, “Shadows”. The South Londoners are an Indie rock trio formed in early 2021 signed to Speedy Wunderground, the label co-run by well-respected producer Dan Carey.
Shadows is a jangly indie affair with an upbeat carefree atmosphere, but with a contrasting dark undercurrent of shadows in the form of paranoia and overthinking. The accompanying visuals that follow along with the track show the band creating shadows against a collapsible reflector, using hats, head coverings with bunny ears and more. You can then hear the accompanying voice of singer and guitarist Anosuka Sokolow’s with her jaunty yet almost haunting words “Mornings always feel like paradise, Cos shadows always haunt me late at night.” The video was directed by Sorry’s Asha Lorenz which you can view here.
As stated in NME via a press release, the band said: “For the “Shadows” video, we wanted to be a bit more playful and match the jauntiness of the song. We got together with directors Asha Lorenz and Flo Webb and a load of random props, and improvised shadow play scenes together. We just wanted to go out and have fun. We had no idea it would end in death. It was never our intention to kill Yuri. It just all happened so fast.”
Anouska Sokolow then added of the track itself: “”Shadows” was written during a time when I had just moved house. I had no curtains in my bedroom and the streetlights would cast shadows into my room. I began to associate shadows with the inability to sleep and the feeling of waiting for the relief that the morning brings.”
Honeyglaze are also set to head out on tour later this month, with support dates for Katy J Pearson and The Lounge Society with a headline tour set to follow in May. The band’s self-titled debut album will be released on April 29 and can be pre-ordered from here. You can also view the full tracklist and tour dates below.
Honeyglaze Track List:
1). Start
2). Shadows’
3). Creative Jealousy
4). I Am Not Your Cushion
5). Female Lead
6). Burglar
7). Half Past
8). Deep Murky Water
9). Young Looking
10). Souvenir
12). Childish Things
Honeyglaze Tour Dates:
01/20/22 Five Day Forecast @ The Lexington – London
01/22 Thekla (supporting Katy J Pearson) – Bristol
01/24 Village Underground (supporting Katy J Pearson) – London
02/02 The Snug (supporting The Lounge Society) – Atherton
02/03 Bootleg Social (supporting The Lounge Society) – Blackpool
02/04 Sugarmill (supporting The Lounge Society) – Stoke
02/05 Speedy Wunderground @ 100 Club – London
02/11 Superfriendz Introduces @ Headrow House – Leeds
04/01 Strange Waves Festival – Manchester
04/09 Wide Eyed Festival – Leicester
05/01 Get Together Festival – Sheffield
05/07 Kazimier Stockroom – Liverpool
05/15 Kill Yr Idols All-Dayer @ Hare & Hounds – Birmingham
05/18 The Lexington – London
05/19 The Loft – Portsmouth
05/21 Elsewhere – Margate
05/24 Polar Bear Music Club – Hull
05/26 The Castle – Manchester
