Black Honey is the debut studio album by British indie rock band Black Honey. It was released on 21 September 2018 by Foxfive Records and received positive reviews from music critics.

Black Honey
Studio album by
Released21 September 2018 (2018-09-21)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length38:23
LabelFoxfive
Black Honey chronology
Black Honey
(2018)
Written & Directed
(2021)
Singles from Black Honey
  1. "Hello Today"
    Released: 23 September 2016
  2. "Dig"
    Released: 15 December 2017
  3. "Bad Friends"
    Released: 3 May 2018
  4. "I Only Hurt the Ones I Love"
    Released: 28 June 2018
  5. "Midnight"
    Released: 2 August 2018
  6. "Blue Romance"/"Crowded City"
    Released: 22 November 2018
  7. "Baby"
    Released: 14 February 2019

The album reached 33 on the UK Albums Chart.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DIY     [2]
The Edge     [3]
Louder Than War          [4]
The Skinny     [5]

Contactmusic.com stated that the album "blends a mix of Blondie, Elastica, Sleeper, Echobelly and a little bit of The Bangles. The album explores sounds of indie rock and alternative rock, incorporating in some tracks a disco and electro style."[6]

The Sunday Times wrote, "Thrumming with hooks, propulsion and attitudinal lyrics, the band's songs are undoubtedly indebted (here a touch of Blondie and Lana Del Rey, there an echo of Lush and Garbage), but the quartet take these base metals and pound them into new forms. The antidote to manufactured, wipe-clean pop, Black Honey are playing the long game and sounding like winners."

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."I Only Hurt the Ones I Love"3:24
2."Midnight"3:23
3."What Happened To You?"3:02
4."Bad Friends"2:45
5."Blue Romance"3:11
6."Crowded City"3:01
7."Hello Today"2:32
8."Baby"3:13
9."Into the Nightmare"3:25
10."Dig"3:27
11."Just Calling"3:20
12."Wasting Time"3:40
Total length:38:23
Deluxe edition bonus disc[7]
No.TitleLength
1."All My Pride"2:41
2."Madonna"2:54
3."Sleep Forever"3:49
4."Teenager"3:26
5."Somebody Better"3:31
6."Bloodlust"3:12
7."Cadillac"3:39
8."Spinning Wheel"3:25
9."Corrine"2:53
Total length:27:03

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[8] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[1] 33
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Black Honey - Black Honey". DIY. 21 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Review: Black Honey – Black Honey". The Edge. 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Black Honey - Black Honey: album review". Louder Than War. 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Black Honey album review: Black Honey". The Skinny.
  6. ^ "Black Honey | Black Honey Album Review". Contactmusic.com. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Juno Records - Black Honey (Deluxe) by Black Honey". Juno Records UK.
  8. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2020.