RIYL: Other Lives, Daughter, Wye Oak, Camera Obscura, Au Revoir Simone

Release Date: April 8, 2014

Contact: Alyssa at TeamClermont dot com

More info: http://teamclermont.com/roster/17047/the-honey-trees

Four years. That’s how long California dreamy-pop duo The Honey Trees’ debut LP has been in the making. Such a careful, diligent, even leisurely pace is virtually unheard of in today’s music landscape, where the hype machine churns ever faster. But The Honey Trees weren’t looking for hype; they were looking for magic. And magic takes time.

With Bright Fire, Becky Filip and Jacob Wick finally cast their charm. Ambling and melodic, The Honey Trees’ latest collection of songs conjures a world filled with golden-hour sunlight and meadows echoing with birdsong. The lyrics, rich with imagery of the natural world, are nestled in warm, lush production from Jeremy Larson, (Mutemath, Sleeping At Last, Switchfoot, Sucre) with whom the band spent a month recording in Springfield, MO, last year.

“He essentially took our music to another world,” the band says of Larson. “He helped us achieve the magical, dreamy, otherworldliness we always strive for when writing music.”

Building on the songwriting skill and bell-clear voices they showcased in their 2009 EP, Wake the Earth, (recorded with The Civil Wars producer, Charlie Peacock) The Honey Trees have grown into a fuller sound, embellishing tracks like the mournful “Siren” with cascading strings and populating Bright Fire with bursts of horns and other trimmings. As always, however, the vocals are the backbone of every song, with Becky’s crystalline voice sharing duties with Jacob’s smooth tenor and effortless falsetto as they explore themes of love and loss.

Bright Fire is a big-hearted, generous album. And it’s no wonder. Everything The Honey Trees do is a labor of love — from the songs they craft “to let people know they’re cared for no matter what,” to their merch and album art, which Becky, an illustrator, and Jacob, a graphic designer, make themselves. The magic they poured into Bright Fire may have been a long time coming, but it was worth the wait. The Honey Trees are enchanting.

The Honey Trees - "Siren"

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US TOUR AUGUST 2014, tour dates here:
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New single "The House" available on iTunes July 29, 2014, preview here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYMNlikQA4A

We're working on even more new songs in 2014, stay tuned!

Tour dates:
Sat 02 Seattle, WA - Barboza's (21+)

Mon 04 Reno, NV - Singer Social Club (21+)

Wed 06 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill (AA)

Thu 07 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg HiFi (21+)

Fri 08 Phoenix, AZ - Electric Ballroom (AA)

Sat 09 Las Vegas, NV - Container Park (AA)

Sun 10 Salt Lake City, UT - Loading Dock (AA)

Mon 11 Denver, CO - Lost Lake (21+)

Wed 13 El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace (18+)

Thu 14 Austin, TX - Holy Mountain (AA)

Fri 15 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live Studio (AA)

Sat 16 Dallas, TX - Prophet Bar (AA)

Sun 17 Little Rock, AR - Rev Room (AA)

Tue 19 St. Louis, MO - The Demo (AA)

Wed 20 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern (AA)

Thu 21 Pittsburgh, PA - Hard Rock Cafe (AA)

Fri 22 Arlington, VA - IOTA Club (21+)

Sat 23 New York - Mercury Lounge (21+)

Sun 24 Philadelphia, PA - Ortlieb's Lounge (21+)

Tue 26 Boston, MA - Great Scott (18+)

Can't Let Go

Here's my cover of the "Dream A Little Dream Of Me", I just love this song!! A someone who wishes to remain anonymous requested me to do this by contributing to my Indiegogo crowd funding campaign - you can do the same and much more here: http://igg.me/at/peppina/x/8720901
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