By evolving from their earlier guise and pushing their sound forward before finally committing it to a first record, ‘Black Honey’ avoids any pitfalls its long gestation period could’ve created. Instead, it shows the band off as fresh and exciting as their early selves promised they’d be.

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This debut album truly projects the versatility Black Honey have in terms of what they're capable of and only excites us more for what’s still to come.

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RichardsH

Fuck knows why I listened to them in reverse order but we move. Again it’s fun, I give this album a slight edge over the other one.

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twwalter

Track-by-track ratings:

1. I Only Hurt the Ones I Love (9.3/10)
2. Midnight (8.0/10)
3. What Happened To You (7.3/10)
4. Bad Friends (7.9/10)
5. Blue Romance (7.9/10)
6. Crowded City (9.0/10)
7. Hello Today (9.1/10)
8. Baby (6.9/10)
9. Into The Nightmare (6.5/10)
10. Dig (6.8/10)
11. Just Calling (6.4/10)
12. Wasting Time (7.6/10)

Average: 7.8/10

myloveiscool

A long time coming, Black Honey lost a little bit of the edge that made them so great a couple years ago. However, this is still a decent indie-pop effort, with bangers scattered amongst some forgettable filler.

Standouts: Midnight, Bad Friends

6.8/10. Very decent.

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