Mad Honey announce new LP for Deathwish Inc. / Sunday Drive:
Bridge Over Cumberland
Out May 15 / listen to “Reaching” + “Marie’s Song”
Photo by: Rachel Rector.
Our connections with those around us are inherently transient, yet we often find ourselves defined by them. And if we find ourselves defined by these connections, what are we left with when they inevitably come to an end? This is arguably the central question of Bridge Over Cumberland, which marks a bold step forward for Oklahoma City, OK's Mad Honey. Their second full-length release on Deathwish Inc. and Sunday Drive Records, Bridge Over Cumberland is confident, assured, and undoubtedly their most complete work to date.
Debuting in 2018, Mad Honey quickly became one of the buzziest acts in the prolific OKC shoegaze scene, with lead vocalist Tuff Sutcliffe’s poignant lyricism serving as an enigmatic centerpiece. For this album, the band’s most collaborative effort yet, the production allows Sutcliffe’s shadowy presence to stand tall against a backdrop of billowing guitars. The eleven tracks unfold as a series of snapshots tracing the silhouettes of heartaches both platonic and romantic, both quotidian and cosmic.
Today, Mad Honey share two singles off of the new album and they comment:
“'Reaching' was the spark that started the writing process of this record—a song that took a while to come together, and was really challenging to produce. It was the first track we wrote and the last to be finished. This really felt like a full-circle moment that’s especially personal because it’s about the band itself.” - Lennon
“‘Marie’s Song' was written during a spontaneous jam at a practice session, and as we expanded on the lyrics and more melodic ideas, it quickly grew into one of our favorites on the album. It’s a heartfelt tribute to our dear friend Marie, whose support and friendship have meant the world to us.” - Tuff
Listen / share new singles "Reaching" + "Marie's Song"
By the time a gentle piano denouement carries us to the conclusion of the Bridge Over Cumberland, listeners are left with the sense that in spite of Sutcliffe so often finding herself unmoored and dealing with all of the ways in which deep feelings seemingly define us and threaten to destroy us when an important interpersonal dynamic comes to its inescapable conclusion, there’s ultimately a quiet conviction that all of this emotional pain can eventually result in hard-won growth. Bridge Over Cumberland therefore suggests that if you define yourself by these connections, what you are left with when they come to their inevitable end is a crossroads, both a risk of self-destruction and an opportunity for reinvention. It’s a tense, nervy conclusion, but also an empowering one. And given the accomplishment that this album represents, we can find solace in the fact that this time, reinvention has won out.
Pre-order Bridge Over Cumberland here and look for more news soon.
Bridge Over Cumberland, cover art:
Bridge Over Cumberland, track list:
- I Am a Wall, I Am a House
- James Gets His Rose
- Reaching
- Somehow
- Past Together Isn’t Presence
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Moshfeghian
- Marie’s Song
- Leiper’s Fork
- Twelve Boyfriends
- Bridge Over Cumberland
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