Black Honey announce new album ‘Soak’ out August 15th + share new single ‘Dead’

Today, Black Honey are finally lifting the curtain on the announcement of their fourth album, Soak, due for release on August 15th. It arrives with a new temptation of what awaits in the form of ‘Dead’ – an anthem of dissociation with gloriously scuzzy, do-your-worst chorus taunts which demonstrates Black Honey as a band coming into the peak of their powers.

After their previous records have drawn from the cinematic worlds of Quentin Tarantino (Black Honey, Written & Directed) and Wes Anderson (Fistful of Peaches), Soak is decidedly Kubrickan. Steeped in retrofuturism and unsettling geometry, it sets the visual backdrop for the record’s wild dynamic shifts from the gothic to the psychedelic – all presided over by Black Honey’s frontwoman and force of nature Izzy B. Phillips.

‘Dead’ stays true to Phillips’ intention to prize emotional resonance over technical perfection. Two years sober and enjoying a thriving career as a tattoo artist, the record reaps the benefits of deeper levels of self-understanding and creative clarity. Her storytelling takes on a newfound sharpness – quite literally. ‘Dead’ evokes the visceral eyeball torture of A Clockwork Orange: “And you couldn’t decide to stab my back or my eyes / Oh no, I know what you like / Just press on the knife”.

Speaking on the vision for the album, Phillips shares: “Soak is me processing a decade of touring and creating music and art as an addict. It’s me picking at the layers of messy, romantic, confusing, woozy, beautiful and fucked up things. Who I thought I was, who I was supposed to be and who looks back at me now are all so different but I’m kind of here for it.”

It follows on from their era-announcing new single ‘Psycho’ – Black Honey at their finest; twisting a melodic pop hook into an unnerving, rock-driven distortion of itself. The video depicts Phillips trapped in a dystopian facility where prisoners are controlled through an endless flood of artificial realities. Strapped into a chair, her mind is force-fed fabricated experiences until she becomes numb. Similar to our digital lives in 2025, then. As the cycle repeats, she escapes, discovering a control hub – a miniature model of reality. She rips out its wires, breaking free from the system. Is it possible to escape the trappings of our own dark realities as easily?

Black Honey are an independent British rock band who over the last near-decade have increasingly made major moves with their last two albums bothering the UK Top 10 (#7 and #6 respectively). A melting pot of alt-rock and dark-pop – they have cut through the noise with every release, defiantly forging their own path with each record and exhilarating sold out crowds all over the world. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2018, Written & Directed followed in 2021 with their last album A Fistful of Peaches landing in 2023.

A new chapter in the unfolding Black Honey saga is upon us – and it looks like we’re in for one hell of a ride. Be the first to hear performances of their new music at underplays in Manchester, Brighton and London this week (see details on poster below).

Tracklisting: 

1 – Insulin

2 – Dead

3 – Psycho

4 – Carroll Avenue

5 – Soak

6 – Sad Sun

7 – Shallow

8 – Drag

9 – Vampire In The Kitchen

10 – Slow Dance

11 – To The Grave

12 – Medication

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