Honey

With a ferocious attack that earned comparisons to <a href="spotify:artist:4RjtLUZNqLtMpRKIOaVokc">the Dead Boys</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3kIUtL0g9CF4EW1q6PyyGy">the Mirrors</a>, Brooklyn psych-garage-punk trio Honey features vocalist/guitarist Dan Wise, drummer William Schmiechen, and bassist Cory Feierman. Wise, who used to play with <a href="spotify:artist:0BdrIHWUDg179f9H7pjJMC">Psychic Ills</a>, met Feierman in the early 2010s and bonded over their shared love of <a href="spotify:artist:4BFMTELQyWJU1SwqcXMBm3">the Stooges</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1ZOlVrZ2MtNSY9LcFYklDB">Spacemen 3</a>. After a while, the pair began playing music together and eventually added Schmiechen -- who met Wise while he was playing with <a href="spotify:artist:1jwOuEBcOKq0BeudSarbEM">Amen Dunes</a> -- to the fold. A pair of singles, "Monk" and "White City," preceded the band's debut album, Love Is Hard, which <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Wharf+Cat%22">Wharf Cat</a> released in May 2016. The following September, Honey returned with New Moody Judy, a fiery set of songs that came from a more collaborative approach and featured their first instrumentals. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi