21072014 - Honeyblood "Honeyblood"

Who the hell are Honeyblood, you say? Whale oil beef hooked if I know, but they hail from the city of Glasgow and manage to remind me of both Neko Case and bands like Lush, Sleeper, Echobelly and The Darling Buds, so in my book they are off to a good start. And the songs are on the right side of infectious: very catchy, but never annoyingly so. The guitars are charmingly distorted, but the music is constantly pop and the vocals (which is where the main part of the Neko Case comparison comes in) have the right amount of harmonies, but never aspire to emulating First Aid Kit or (thematically closer) The Murmurs. Yeah, I bet you had forgotten about those two. You know what? Go on and YouTube their hit right now. This album is still gonna be here after you're done, and you should check it out!