Honeyglaze are an indie rock trio from South London formed by Anouska Sokolow with Tim Curtis and Yuri Shibuichi. They released a self-titled LP in 2022 followed by the album Real Deal in 2024.
Starting as a solo artist,[1] Anouska Sokolow came up with the concept for Honeyglaze and met bassist Tim Curtis and drummer Yuri Shibuichi shortly before the COVID-19 lockdown. Over the course of 2020, they worked on their debut LP from a place of isolation.[2]
Upon watching of a YouTube video of their FarmFest performance,[3] producer Dan Carey discovered the band and signed them to his label Speedy Wunderground. Honeyglaze released their debut single "Burglar" in September 2021.[4] The trio performed at the Green Man Festival and Sŵn in Wales, and had gigs with likes of Drug Store Romeos, the Lounge Society, Katy J Pearson and Sunflower Bean.[5]
In 2024, Honeyglaze signed with Fat Possum Records,[13] through which they released the album Real Deal.[14][15] They also released the singles "Don't",[16][17] "Cold Caller",[18] and "Pretty Girls".[19] The music video for "Don't" was nominated for Best Rock / Alternative Video – Newcomer at the 2024 UK Music Video Awards.[20]
For Real Deal, Honeyglaze published an "influences playlist" in Flood Magazine, with each member of the trio naming three influences. Sokolow drew from The Zombies' rhythms and Destiny's Child's riffs, and praised Scott Walker's songwriting, calling it "cinematic". Curtis appreciated Radiohead's "unapologetic devotion to being melodramatic, epic, and also sad"; he also named Ought and Warpaint. Shibuichi credited Tony Allen with introducing him to Afrobeats and new approaches to drum lines. He said Big Thief "impacted our way of feeling" while making the album, and that they also continuously listened to Pinback and American Football.[24]
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