The latest single from London trio Honeyglaze, “Cold Caller,” can be summed up in one word: pretty. It’s a rock tune shepherded by a sinuous riff that explodes into an elegant measure of part-math rock, part-jangle pop goodness before nose-diving back down into the throbbing rhythms of the band’s controlled chaos. Vocalist Anouska Sokolow unravels atop Tim Curtis’s bassline, singing “I can hear your voice at night, bathed in warmth from my phone light. Stay with me, oh, love of mine.” There’s a delicacy in Sokolow’s phrasings, as “Cold Caller” is a delight from start to finish.
“It’s funny, because it’s a complete dynamic reversal: the last person you’d usually want attention from is a cold caller,” the band shared in a statement. “Can you imagine how lonely someone must feel if you aren’t getting enough from them? Wishful thinking and delusion determine your reality more than you’d think.”
Honeyglaze have an ace up their sleeves, and it’s Curtis’s foundational, timeless harmonics paired with Yuri Shibuichi’s snare-forward drumming and Sokolow’s lyrics of desperation and isolation. “Don’t let me get away,” Sokolow lets out. Lucky for the rest of us, “Cold Caller” will keep Honeyglaze around for a long while.
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