{"id":41741,"date":"2025-04-04T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41741"},"modified":"2025-03-29T19:39:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T23:39:51","slug":"honey-im-home-make-a-dreamy-debut-with-wishful-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41741","title":{"rendered":"Honey I&#8217;m Home Make a Dreamy Debut with \u2018Wishful Thinking\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dutch newcomers <strong>Honey I\u2019m Home<\/strong> are making waves with their debut single, <em>Wishful Thinking<\/em>\u2014a soaring, euphoric dive into their signature brand of shimmering, head-in-the-clouds shoegaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i1U0Trjp4Rk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The five-piece\u2014<strong>Thom Schotanus, Sofie Ooteman, Jasper Meurs, Hugo de Groot, and Evelien Keesmaat<\/strong>\u2014arrive with serious momentum, having already toured across Europe with <strong>Goat Girl<\/strong> and <strong>Hotline TNT<\/strong>. Their first official release, produced by the band and mixed by <strong>Sonny Diperri<\/strong> (<em>Julie, DIIV, Protomartyr<\/em>), perfectly blends fuzzy textures with an urgent pull toward irresistible melody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But beneath <em>Wishful Thinking\u2019s<\/em> hazy, sun-drenched sound lies a deeper story. Written in the wake of a devastating rehearsal space fire that destroyed their amps, guitars, and pedals, the track carries an unshakable sense of longing. Instead of dwelling in loss, the band channels that emotion into a cathartic, forward-looking anthem\u2014an introspective yet uplifting daydream, where nostalgia meets optimism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to capture that feeling of wanting to reconnect with someone who\u2019s no longer in your life,\u201d says vocalist and guitarist <strong>Thom Schotanus<\/strong>. \u201c<em>Whether it\u2019s a lost love or a departed family member, Wishful Thinking is about the intensity of that desire, wrapped in a layered, dreamlike soundscape.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With lyrics like <em>\u201ceverything will be fine\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cwe\u2019ll work out everything\u201d<\/em>, the song becomes a heartfelt pep talk, a musical reassurance wrapped in reverb-drenched bliss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen to <em>Wishful Thinking<\/em> now<\/strong> on streaming platforms and check out the visualizer on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow Honey I\u2019m Home<\/strong>: Instagram | TikTok | YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Dutch newcomers Honey I\u2019m Home are making waves with their debut single, Wishful Thinking\u2014a soaring, euphoric dive into their signature brand of shimmering, head-in-the-clouds shoegaze. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=41741\" title=\"Honey I&#8217;m Home Make a Dreamy Debut with \u2018Wishful Thinking\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,30,1907,5812],"tags":[6404,12295,12294],"class_list":["post-41741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","category-shoegaze","tag-dutch","tag-honey-im-home","tag-wishful-thinking"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4140.jpeg?fit=894%2C1118&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-aRf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45183,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45183","url_meta":{"origin":41741,"position":0},"title":"Honey I\u2019m Home turn up the weight on new single \u2018Hyperspace Mountain\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 16, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Dutch quintet Honey I'm Home are back with a new single, and it hits harder than ever. 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