Honey Has debut album Dear Someone, Happy Something is a difficult one to assess. Largely because of the tender age of the artists who have made it. Honey Has are a group of young sisters of 11, 13 and 16 from Honor Oak, London and now have their first long player out there in the world. Produced by Steve McKay, formerly of Pulp, and released on Rough Trade no less. They play guitar, (mostly acoustic), bass and drums, swap vocals and harmonise to their own simple, melodic songs.
This ingenue Pop music has a small but significant history in the annals of Rock and Roll history. There's more to this sub-genre than St.Winifred's School Choir and their horrid There's No-One Quite Like Grandma Seventies Number One hit. Because this aspires to be good. And frankly it is.
So, like The Langley School Project and the Children of Sunshine, the two best precedents for this that I'm aware of, the album is worthy of respect. The songs are crafted, the harmonies are affecting, the mood never lulls. Childhood represents a state of innocence but also wisdom that we aspire to and look to reclaim ever after. Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard. Honey Has see off that ridiculous notion.
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