{"id":44438,"date":"2026-02-20T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44438"},"modified":"2026-02-18T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:08:23","slug":"honey-im-home-return-with-dreamy-new-single-pretty-eu-tour-sxsw-locked-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44438","title":{"rendered":"Honey I\u2019m Home return with dreamy new single \u2018Pretty\u2018 + EU Tour &amp; SXSW Locked In"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amsterdam-based alt-rock romantics\u00a0<strong>Honey I\u2019m Home<\/strong>\u00a0are back with\u00a0<em>Pretty,<\/em>\u00a0a shimmering, emotionally loaded new single that feels like sticking your head out the window at golden hour and letting everything hit at once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blending \u201990s alternative rock with shoegaze haze, lo-fi indie grit, and emo honesty,\u00a0<em>Pretty<\/em>\u00a0is a confident reintroduction to Honey I\u2019m Home\u2019s head-in-the-clouds universe. The band glide effortlessly between hushed intimacy and full-blast catharsis, stacking swirling guitars beneath lyrics that cut a little deeper the longer you sit with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh off standout appearances at Reeperbahn and Left of the Dial\u2014and a full European run supporting&nbsp;<strong>Hotline TNT<\/strong>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<strong>Third Man Records<\/strong>\u2014the five-piece are wasting no time keeping momentum high. This spring they\u2019ll be hitting the road with buzzy LA newcomers&nbsp;<strong>Rocket<\/strong>, linking up again with Swedish rockers&nbsp;<strong>Girl Scout<\/strong>, and making their first-ever appearance at&nbsp;<strong>SXSW<\/strong>&nbsp;in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beneath the gloss of \u201cPretty\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the track glows on the surface,\u00a0<em>Pretty<\/em>\u00a0digs into something darker: the idea of using appearance as armour\u2014and the emptiness that can come with it. It\u2019s not an attack on vanity, but a thoughtful look at obsession, self-worth, and the quiet spiral of believing your looks are the last thing holding you up. Lines like\u00a0<em>\u201cAt least I\u2019m pretty\u201d<\/em>\u00a0land with a bittersweet sting, made all the more powerful by the song\u2019s sun-soaked distortion and sticky melodies.<\/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\/PXwy3FLkTP8?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>Vocalist and guitarist Thom Schotanus puts it plainly:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Pretty\u2019 is about people who have learned to suppress negative emotions by fully focusing on their appearance\u2026 Eventually, people start to believe in that as a last form of support: \u2018at least I am pretty.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy feelings, wrapped in dreamy noise? Honey I\u2019m Home do it effortlessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Live Dates \u2013 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Feb 20<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Rotown, Rotterdam, NL (w\/ Rocket)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb 21<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb 23<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Neue Zukunft, Berlin, DE (w\/ Rocket)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Feb 24<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Bumann &amp; Sohn, Cologne, DE (w\/ Rocket)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 12<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SXSW, Austin, US<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 25<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Turmzimmer, Hamburg, DE (w\/ Girl Scout)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 26<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Berghain Kantine, Berlin, DE (w\/ Girl Scout)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 28<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Blue Shell, Cologne, DE (w\/ Girl Scout)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 29<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Le Pop du Label, FR (w\/ Girl Scout)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 01<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Merleyn, Nijmegen, DE (w\/ Girl Scout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pretty<\/em> is out now on all streaming platforms. Turn it up, let it wash over you, and catch Honey I\u2019m Home live while they\u2019re on this serious upward curve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Amsterdam-based alt-rock romantics\u00a0Honey I\u2019m Home\u00a0are back with\u00a0Pretty,\u00a0a shimmering, emotionally loaded new single that feels like sticking your head out the window at golden hour and <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44438\" title=\"Honey I\u2019m Home return with dreamy new single \u2018Pretty\u2018 + EU Tour &amp; SXSW Locked In\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44439,"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":[22,23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[12295,11253,1245],"class_list":["post-44438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-honey-im-home","tag-pretty","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7170-e1771452431729.jpeg?fit=900%2C532&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-byK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45183,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45183","url_meta":{"origin":44438,"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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