Hi guys, welcome back to my blog. Thank you for returning to read again, or if this is your first time here then I hope you enjoy! Today I’ll be reviewing yet another Glaswegian act called ‘Honeyblood’. For those of you who aren’t yet familiar with the band, they are an indie rock duo consisting of lead singer and guitarist, Stina Tweeddale and drummer/backing vocalist, Cat Myers. The band was formed in Glasgow in 2012 when the pair met at a concert whilst they were in separate bands at the time.

Honeyblood are arguably most well known for their biggest hit ‘Killer Bangs’, which has close to 3 MILLION streams on Spotify. Overall, the band have a definite grunge feel to their music and have previously been related to other rock style bands such as Foo Fighters and Wolf Alice. They further maximise their sound in a similar way to rock-duo, ‘Royal Blood’ which allows them to be categorised in a unique manner. Stereotypically, a rock band consists of roughly 4+ members which allows them to create a ‘fuller’ sound however, this band are amongst a few which can create similar sounds with less musicians. Their first album, ‘Honeyblood’ was released in 2014 and it has a definite ‘girl power’ feel to it with other themes which were also explored, such as friendship and relationships. Fast forwarding to their most recent album, ‘Babes Never Die'(which was released in 2016), many of the songs on this album relate to the strength of women. It definitely has a relation to strong feminism. Furthermore, the 11th track on the album named ‘Gangs’ explores the lead singers up-bringing in an impoverished area in Edinburgh. Stina has also said to have a tattoo on her rib relating to her tough up-bringing, coming from a poor family and she has spoken out about the tattoo, saying that it is a “reminder of staying tough and doing whatever you want”. It is blatant that the lyrics of every song on the album come from a meaningful place. In addition, there is an intro and outro track which almost sets the album as a piece of art and allows listeners feel like it is a live gig experience. Specifically, the intro further creates a listening ‘experience’ for consumers and is a great introduction for the album as it contains many other strong tracks, such as ‘Ready for the Magic’ and ‘Sea Hearts’.