Track Of The Day :: Black Honey - Run For Cover

Words: Sam Geary 

Premiered on BBC Radio 1, ‘Run For Cover’ is the stonking new single from Black Honey, following the Brighton-based band's summer release of 'Beaches'.

Written with close friend Mike Kerr of Royal Blood following their tour together, ‘Run For Cover’ is a swaggering, bass-heavy belter, delivered with Black Honey’s trademark pzazz.

“’Run For Cover’ is about the nuances in sex," says vocalist Izzy B. Phillips. "It’s fun but on a bit of a knife edge of risk and weird. Sex can be clumsy, emotional and complex. There’s so much baggage that it comes with. We wrote the song from a man’s perspective. It felt empowering to flip it to the female gaze. I think I’m exploring both power and my weakness in equal measure. We wanted it to sound manic – like Hives meets John Travolta, hips swinging. I love this song. I hope it makes women find themselves and dump their boyfriends.”