Black Honey

Pitched as a marriage of Lana Del Ray-esque vocals and shoegaze à la '90s band Lush, Brighton, England indie rock quartet Black Honey mixed girl group pop and alt-rock guitar. After a series of late-2010s singles and 2018's self-titled debut album, the band turned up the volume on the often-distorted blues rock of 2021 sophomore album Written & Directed. The seeds of the band were sewn in Brighton when Izzy Baxter (vocals, guitar) met Chris Ostler (guitar) at university and the pair began writing together. Tommy Taylor later joined on drums, followed by a string of bass playe...