Lo-fi Glasgow based duo Honeyblood embark on the first of their two UK-wide tours this year in September, and are set to hit Patterns on the 29th of the month.
It’s been a tumultuous few years for the band, who have seen original drummer Shona McVicar depart for personal reasons. For many bands the loss of a drummer, though an integral part of the sound, would not intrinsically alter its makeup. For Honeyblood though, and other duos, that’s a loss of half the line up, and a fair amount of existential angst was to be expected.
So far it’s seemed unfounded, though – with Cat Myers taking over the drums, the duo have moved from strength to strength. The self-titled debut LP, released in 2014, received critical acclaim for the seamless combination of vitriolic Scottish shoegaze with the dreamy atmospherics more often associated with Californian counterparts such as Warpaint or Best Coast.
New LP, Babes Never Die, is set for release on November 4th of this year; lead single Ready for the Magic is currently doing the rounds online. If it’s any indication of the album from which it’s been taken, the sharp-tongued wit of old has remained intact, whilst the sound has been sharpened into pulsating garage rock racket. Clearer, cleaner and more accomplished, the very mark of a band now beginning to operate at the height of their powers.
Honeyblood tour the UK for the latter end of this year. Tickets for the Brighton show are priced at £10 plus booking fee (available here).
SEPTEMBER
25 Aberdeen, Lemon Tree
26 Glasgow, Hug and Pint
28 Sheffield, Bungalow & Bears
30 Guildford, Boileroom
OCTOBER
04 London, Shacklewell Arms
05 Leicester, The Cookie
06 Edinburgh, Electric Circus
NOVEMBER
16 Newcastle, Cluny
17 Leeds, Wardrobe
18 Liverpool, Academy 2
19 Birmingham, Rainbow
21 Stoke, Sugarmill
22 Nottingham, Bodega
23 Bristol, Fleece
25 Southampton, Joiners
26 Oxford, Bullingdon
28 Cambridge, Junction 2
29 Norwich, Arts Centre
DECEMBER
01 London, Scala
02 Manchester, Deaf Institute
08 Glasgow, St Lukes
By Lennon Craig
