A little bit alternative. A little bit grunge. A little bit punk. HONEYBADGER share “MAYBE I”

Photo: Cris Watkins

For the Brits among us (or honourary Anglophiles who tolerate the ‘our’ version of spelling), Brighton is a well-known hot pot for all musicial styles. Fresh from the minds of young adults who are at their most playful and creative with writing, and can be relentless in their performance styles to crowds who can match their energy. HONEYBADGER aren’t as vicious as their name implies, but if you metaphorically translate the spirit of one into a raucous audio form we might be onto something. Rough around the edges is the perfect delivery for this band who are channeling punk, grunge and alternative in one steady transfusion.

It’s early days for the band, having played a few festivals, getting national airplay and building a strong underground domestic following. 2024 is the year to give this band a follow and pop out to see them play a few shows here and there around the country if you like what you hear.

Speaking on this latest single the band share: The track ‘Maybe I’ is a personal favourite of the band. It is reserved only for last in our live sets as we always really put the last of our energy, frustration, everything we’ve got left into it. This is mirrored by the crowd as this is the track that always gets em jumping! The subject of the tune is an encounter with the type of person we all know well; incompetence masked by over confidence. The talking point is based on a person we’ve all, as a band, had experience with so we decided to channel those frustrating encounters into the rage and energy filled live performances and studio recordings”

With a gruff drawling vocal style, vocalist eddy (alongside Joe and Luca on drums and bass) deliver a frightfully punchy performance: