Dutch newcomers Honey I’m Home shared their debut single ‘Wishful Thinking’, a thrilling introduction to their own buoyant, head-in-the-clouds shoegaze offering.

Written in the aftermath of the band’s rehearsal space burning down – and subsequent destruction of their amps, guitars and pedals – anyone might be forgiven for confusion over ‘Wishful Thinking’s deceptively sunny aesthetic. What becomes clear though is that the band aren’t wallowing in the present. ‘Wishful Thinking’ is a cloud-parting, euphoric daydream that finds that band at once lusting for the past and hoping for the future. In soaring reassurances like “everything will be fine” and “we’ll work out everything”, the song becomes a heart-warming pep-talk about chasing reconnection.

Vocalist and guitarist Thom Schotanus comments on the song: “‘Wishful Thinking’ explores the longing to reconnect with people no longer in your life, whether it’s a lost love or a departed family member. We tried to capture the intensity of that unfulfilled desire with a layered, dreamlike soundscape.”

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