The Jersey City-based singer-songwriter Kevin Honold spent years watching from the sidelines before finally stepping into his own sound. His approach, which he calls “Rhythmic Rock,” pulls together everything from Springsteen’s grit to the soulful fire of Nathaniel Rateliff. This is headphones-up, volume-on-full kind of music.
“Love as sweetness. Love as light. Love as the thing that makes you feel alive when everything else feels cold.”
“Honey” is what happens when you’re stuck in a Seattle winter and your brain won’t stop replaying summer memories. It’s a groove-heavy indie pop-rock track that gets your head nodding from the first note. The rhythm section drives hard while guitars and keys layer in that classic power pop brightness. Honold is not writing abstract poetry about feelings. He’s giving you cinnamon and cayenne, caramel and orange blossom, the actual taste of honey sliding off a spoon.
The chorus is simple but sticky: just a few lines about honey setting him free, about living lucky. It’s the kind of hook that gets in your head and stays there. “Honey” never drags. At no point does it slow down to explain itself or over-sentimentalize.
If you’re into groove-driven indie rock that actually tells a story, or you miss when love songs had both personality and punch, give “Honey” a spin.
Muse Chronicle 
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