Honeyglaze – Real Deal

Label: Fat Possum
Released: 20th September 2024

‘Real Deal’, feels like a storm in slow motion, a swirling mix of emotional chaos and sharp clarity that keeps you hooked from start to finish. There’s a grit to Honeyglaze’s second full-length — a sense of urgency and a refusal to sugarcoat life’s messiness. It’s raw, it’s tense, and at times, it’s tender.

Tracks like ‘Don’t’ throw you right into the deep end. It’s all rising tension, spoken lyrics simmering before they erupt into a cathartic release. A track all about confrontation, its lyrics bite, the frustration boiling over in every line.

Elsewhere, ‘I Feel It All’ leans into the more vulnerable side of things as it explores the overwhelming flood of emotion that comes with being hyper-sensitive. The lyrics hit hard with the constant push and pull between seeing the world as it is and feeling it with full force.

The band’s willingness to experiment is clear across ‘Real Deal’. There are unexpected twists in the music — dynamic shifts, layered instrumentation, and crazy middle sections that keep you on your toes. 

If their debut was about setting the stage, ‘Real Deal’ is Honeyglaze grabbing the spotlight and making it clear they’re not going anywhere. It’s an album that doesn’t shy away from the messiness of life but embraces it with both hands.