Written & Directed

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Written & Directed
Black Honey - Written & Directed.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Length30:31
Label Foxfive
Producer Dimitri Tikovoi
Black Honey chronology
Black Honey
(2018)
Written & Directed
(2021)
A Fistful of Peaches
(2023)
Singles from Written & Directed
  1. "Beaches"
    Released: 29 July 2020
  2. "Run for Cover"
    Released: 18 September 2020
  3. "I Like the Way You Die"
    Released: 28 October 2020
  4. "Believer"
    Released: 8 January 2021
  5. "Disinfect"
    Released: 19 February 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10 [1]
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
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MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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Written & Directed is the second studio album by British indie rock band Black Honey. It was released on 19 March 2021 through Foxfive Records.

Contents

Track listing

Written & Directed track listing
No.TitleLength
1."I Like the Way You Die"3:08
2."Run for Cover"2:57
3."Beaches"3:00
4."Back of the Bar"2:35
5."Believer"2:56
6."I Do It to Myself"3:36
7."Disinfect"2:49
8."Summer '92"3:32
9."Fire"3:17
10."Gabrielle"2:37
Total length:30:31

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Written & Directed
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [10] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [11] 7
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] 1

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