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HONNE talks new music, plans for 2018 and Chance The Rapper (Includes interview)

On their new songs “Day 1” and “Sometimes,” Andy said, “They are a part of our upcoming album, Love Me / Love Me Not, which will come out in August. We are putting out two songs every month, until the album is released. There is a concept behind it, where in every pair of songs, one will be a ‘love me’ song, and one will be a ‘love me not’ song.”

Regarding their plans for the future, James said, “There will be lots of touring . We have a two week festival tour in Asia, and then, we are coming to the U.S. for five weeks in September and October.”

They listed Chance The Rapper and Frank Ocean as their dream collaboration choices. “Chance The Rapper is awesome, and we really love Frank Ocean,” the duo said. “For us, it is mostly about the uniqueness of the voices.”

For aspiring singer-songwriters, James said, “My main advice would be to take your time to make sure that you have something that doesn’t like anybody else. Make sure it’s unique, and once you’ve written a couple of songs, put them out, and then struggle to write more. Try to write a body of work that sounds cohesive, and like an album.”

On being on Atlantic Records, the duo concurred that it is a nice to have a good team of people behind them. “They give us an extra push, and they give us direction,” they said.

Digital transformation of music business

On the impact of technology on the music business, Andy said, “With this album, we are putting out two songs at a time, in an effort to cater to streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. People have such short attention spans today.”

Regarding their use of technology in their daily routine, James joked, “I use an electronic toothbrush.” “On ‘Day 1,’ the piano on that track was recorded on a Voice Memo on our iPhone. We definitely use that a lot, especially to record ideas and sounds,” James said.

Their two tracks “Day 1” and “Sometimes” are available on iTunes.

For more information on the electro-soul Atlantic duo HONNE and their music, check them out on Facebook.

Markos Papadatos
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Markos Papadatos is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for Music News. Papadatos is a Greek-American journalist and educator that has authored over 20,000 original articles over the past 18 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in music, entertainment, lifestyle, magic, and sports. He is a 16-time "Best of Long Island" winner, where for three consecutive years (2020, 2021, and 2022), he was honored as the "Best Long Island Personality" in Arts & Entertainment, an honor that has gone to Billy Joel six times.

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