Do you ever, on listening to a track without knowing what the artist looks like, conjure up your own image? Well, we did with Honne, and although we can't give an exact description of what we had in mind, a baseball cap might have been involved.
It was, as you can see from above photo, an image quite wide of the mark we were to realise.
Anyway...
"Ok, it's 3.17 AM. You're tuned in with your main man, Tommy Inglethorpe. This next song's gonna keep you warm on a cold, cold night. So if you don't got a lover, just close your eyes. And listen, to Honne."
No, that's not us getting all late night smoochy but the opening to this debut single 'Warm On A Cold Night' from the aforementioned Honne, as introduced on the track by a late-night US radio DJ. The duo work a deep and seductive vocalled Frank Ocean style with that kind of James Blake electronic style that feeds through a R n B filter.
Honne are a soulful electronic duo who hail from Somerset and Wiltshire - via London's Bow. Vocalist Andy met producer James on their first day of university in the capital, where they immediately hit it off. From there they gradually began to develop their sound and production skills, before a trip to Japan instilled the idea of Honne: a Japanese word for "True Feelings" with no Western equivalent, describing the contrast between what one really thinks, and what they project to others - which they felt summed them up.
So far, Honne seem to be projecting an accomplished, polished sound. What we think is that Honne could just be on the verge of hitting the big time...even if they don't wear baseball caps.
'Warm On A Cold Night' is released on September 1 via Super Recordings.
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