Earlier this week, Tokyo-founded, California based indie pop duo honeywhip released their new single “jump in the fire.” Following the stunning singles “kaleidoscoping” and “feel a change” released earlier this year, the new single is a continuation of their bright, nostalgic sound in which they brilliantly utilize synth to evoke the dazzling feeling of perpetual summer. The duo explained the inspiration behind the new track:
we often are fighting to keep a piece of ourselves hidden. maybe it’s fear or insecurity. maybe it’s our culture telling us to repress and hide those pieces that don’t conform. a little voice inside our heads telling us we won’t be accepted if we show our true selves. it’s exhausting. this is a song about letting go of that impulse to hide. not letting our lives be dictated by the old norms. letting the shadow self run free. loving who we want to love. being weird and just ourselves & owning it.
As is the case with all the songs in honeywhip’s discography, there’s plenty of whimsy and color coursing through “jump in the fire,” but it also effortlessly maintains a subtle undercurrent of self-assuredness and confidence shown through its narrative. “Don’t wanna go back and forth again/ Rehashing things that never happened,” they explain, continuing that despite it all, “there’s peace out there.” With synth evoking the sparkle of glitter, the track is an ode to careful spontaneity, of fearless potential.
“jump in the fire” is out now.
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