Annuals

Arguably (just by me) the best band indie-pop band to come out in the last decade, Annuals, release their first album in nearly 5 years.

Pick up their album "Time Stamp" on Bandcamp for a small fee of 8 bucks.
Of course, you can download it for free like every other music junky on the planet.
But be aware that the band went broke making this album.
How about we give them some money back for what they've given to us.
Just sayin', You will not be disappointed.


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Wheels

Based out of Yellow Springs, Ohio, check out Wheels.
A band whose lush americana-folk sound has been creating ripples in all corners of the world.

The only difference between Wheels and your favorite band,
is that you haven't heard Wheels yet.
Jah feel?

All hail the folk revival.

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Olof Arnalds

LIYL: Max Richter and Sigur Ros

Sometimes the best music is the kind that floats above you..
The kind that you can't distinguish but you know still exists.
Alof Arnald's latest album, Sudden Elevation, is her most impressive work to date.

Drawing inspiration from her native Iceland; her melodies are expansive and bountiful while still remaining minimalistic.
I strongly recommend going to see her at any cost!


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Dad Rocks!

LIYL: Akron/family, Owen, Bill Callahan, and Why


Drawing inspiration from the things immediately surrounding him,
Snævar Njáll Albertsson, writes about the relations closest to him.
Namely, his beautiful and creative daughter, who thought up the moniker Dad Rocks! (go figure)
His lyrics, are well-crafted and shed imagery with every new stanza.
'Nuff said.

The songs consists of twinkling pianos, bright acoustic finger plucking, and other various classical instruments that blend themselves into anthem-like arrangements.
Rendered into its own genre, consider Dad Rocks! as a brew of Indie-Folk music with a dash of Lo-Fi Pop

Practicing the sponge-approach, Dad Rocks! embodies anything it wants to.
Absorbing anything deemed creative to utilize and squeeze out all at once.
Which is actually fairly similar to what it's like to be a kid.
Never really knowing who you are, you helplessly scramble to try and figure it out.
You take pieces of everything as you get older.
Absorb anything that comes in contact with you.
Grab ahold of certain values and extremities but reject others.
Then, in a blended mess, you whisk them all together to form who you are.

Well that, in essence, is Dad Rocks!
It is the ability to uncover yourself over an elapsed period of time, through creativity and discovery.



Feel Flows~

"Mount Modern" is listed as a pay-what-you-want album on Bandcamp.
Any donations wold (obviously) be greatly appreciated by the band.

-Honey Thief

Little Sur

Let us take a moment to reflect on the perfection that is Little Sur
At first listen, you might mistake their ethereal vocals as an exposed sense of truth.
An effortless rendition of what it's like to float.
But as you spend more time with Little Sur, you'll soon realize they are much more spectacular than any being can explicate without getting frustrated enough to make you listen to each song individually.
The album itself, takes you on a journey that propels in and out like a restless tide.

Before you know it, the album is halfway through and you have already completely surrendered to the spiraling melodies and welcomed sense of desperation.
But if anything, that earnestness will only strengthen your love for the band.

It is quite evident that Little Sur is made up of family and friends (friends who call themselves family) who not only share one dream-- but also--share one grand idea.
That is, to introduce their listeners to a snapshot of what it's like be completely content with sharing comfortable silences.

The final track of the album, entitled "Zobeide (The Wake)" contains the albums most proficient and artistically meaningful vocal performances. It has Judy Butterfield (a new favorite female singer) softly untangling hopeful lyrics over an emotionally charged piano.
I have yet to go a whole day without listening to it.
However, "Continental Love Song" will most likely generate the highest fan satisfaction for its catchy melody and folky tendencies that alternate in speed between each track.

It doesn't matter where you start on the album,
as long as you start.
Its all gold, Jerry.
Pure,
solid,
gold.

I urge you to pick up the album for a small price
(even though the band was kind enough to upload it for free)
HERE>>>Bandcamp
*All proceeds go to the band.

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

The Revival Hour

There's a vague sense of clarity here.
Like they knew what was going to happen when two minds collided.
But it happened anyway.
Because music is about reformation through destruction.

The Revival Hour have started a large riot,
where knowledge meets hyper-insanity.
Where booming choirs meet soft high-pitched pianos.
Where crowded rooms meet the emptiness of a man's (desperate to understand) soul.

The Revival Hour is nothing short of spectacular.
Their music brews and cooks until it over flows and pops the lid directly off of your mind.
And while you're picking up the broken pieces that is your head,
they are building more elaborate variations of their music.
Like an uneasy tide, tracks fade out only to pull you back in.
In an age of plastic Rock N Rollers and aggressive pill-junkies, The Revival Hour is Restless, stunning, and truly a magnificent work of art.

Pick up the new album >>> HERE


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

The Postal Service

in 2012, Pitchfork did an interview with Ben Gibbard.
He told tales of his latest album with his band Death Cab For Cutie and had a brief discussion about his solo record. Sure, people were interested. But what should have been the main topic of conversation is his love for slow pulsing electronica music.

Back in '03 Gibbard teamed up with acclaimed electronic producer DNTEL.
They later formed one of the most influential bands of the decade.
The Postal Service.

What people don't realize about the album is that no matter how brightly polished, it was an album about loneliness.
It would seem that Gibbard was going through a rough patch in his life. A patch that apparently could only be filled by the crisp clasp of an E-drum and a twinkling synth.

Now, in 2013, the age of bumping fists and slutty clothes, The Postal Service announce their return to give the world some much needed closure.
Fans can rest easily knowing that Gibbard doesnt plan on stepping out of the spotlight anytime soon,
but he has concluded that there will be no new album to follow their long list of tour dates.

And as much as I would love to see The Postal Service in a small and cramped venue in which their sound is best consumed, I know that it's nearly impossible to get that lucky.


Download the album "Give Up" by The Postal Service for FREE
>>>as soon as you're through listening to the singles below.

Cheers.


Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Norwegian Arms

LIYL: Animal Collective, AU, and Sheep,Dog&Wolf

Where ever Animal Collective left off, Norwegian Arms knew where to begin.


Weirdo-folk-pop.


Get used to genres like that.


Feel Flows~






-Honey Thief

Emily Baker

Honest, elegant, genuine, and beautiful..

You can choose from any list of adjectives.

This album has it all.

Feel Flows~





-Honey Thief

Ted Lucas

LIYL: Bon Iver, Nick Drake, and Lost In The Trees


In 1975, Ted Lucas gave birth to one of the most influential albums that no one has ever heard of.
However, Lucas is constantly overlooked and dismissed as an artist.
He was just one of those musicians that fluttered right under everyones noses as they swooned over the rock gods of '75.

Does that make him unworthy of a listen? I think not.

Definitely going to be the best discovered album of 2013.

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Sufjan Stevens

LIYL: Bon Iver, The Welcome Wagon, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Iron & Wine

Sufjan (pronounced:  Soof-yan) is an over achieving God.

Deal with it. 

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief 

Shakey Graves

Heads up world!!

Shakey Graves releases a fresh new EP unheard of by the whole universe!!

Think about THAT!!!!!!

Anyway... 

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief 

S O H N

In the beginning of Fresh-Honey

we added a band called S O H N. 

Known for their ambient electronica 

and distanced vocals. 

Well... they came out with a new EP 

and we need to give them credit for it. 

After all, its a cut throat world out there. 

Any music that even touches some sort of originality 

is worth the listen. 

Honey Flows~

-Fresh Thief 

Andrew bird

One of the most incredible musicians of his time.
Not only does he have one of the most versatile catalogues,
but the sound of his whistle might make your girlfriend swoon.

Noootttt-a-problem.

Feel Flows~


If you like Classical....

If you like Rock N Roll...

If you like Folk Rock...

If you want something that makes you say "Holy Shit!"

-Honey Thief

Afternoon Delight

Needs to be seen!

-Honey Thief

Corn Mo

Thank you BrooklynVegan.

Strangely addictive.

Stream the album free on his Bandcamp

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Balto

LIYL: Bon Iver, Iron & Wine, and Punch Brothers


Swayingly sweet and courageous songs about winter,
and the feeling of detachment.

*Or the feeling or reattachment,
we haven't figured that part out yet.

Feel Flows~

-Honey Thief

Furcast

Do you know the feeling of solitude?
When its something you don't embrace,
but it leeches to your very skin?

It's not physical.
you cannot grab ahold of it
or push it away.

all though,
you can be consumed by it.

However,
few learn to welcome it.

To some,
life's colors are all one thick shade of gray.
A bowl of ol' brand.
To others,
its a cornucopia.

Well folks,
i'm here to tell you-
which ever side you're on--
you are not alone..

Feel Flows~

Dizraeli and The Small Gods

LIYL: Anything catchy.

"Dizraeli and the Small Gods are a 7 piece band from England, playing a folked, melodic, unashamedly heartfelt reinvention of hip-hop."

Feel Flows~ 

-Honey Thief 

Alt-J

Their award winning album "An Awesome Wave"
is still being played on both sides of the Atlantic,
even months after being released.
...And there are no signs of that slowing..

Hopefully there is a new album on the horizon.

Innovative and layered like an onion.

-Honey Thief