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Jul 18, 2025 By Andy Von Pip Photography by Frank Fieber

Having announced their new album Soak, due for release on August 15 via Foxfive Records, Black Honey have shared their new single “Shallow,” a swaggering anthem with sharp, acerbic lyrics.

Frontwoman Izzy B. Phillips says “‘Shallow’ is about the brain rot, being a hypocrite and still participating in a social discourse despite feeling shy and uncomfortable. It’s a bit of a view from space and all whilst summing up the human experience into two-line consumables and clickbait.”

The band describe Soak as a departure from their previous cinematic influences, drawing instead on Kubrickian retrofuturism and unsettling visuals. Phillips explains “Soak is me processing a decade of touring and creating music and art as an addict. It’s me picking at the layers of messy, romantic, confusing, woozy, beautiful and fucked up things. Who I thought I was, who I was supposed to be and who looks back at me now are all so different but I’m kind of here for it.”

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