Honne’s escapist but intimate blend of nocturnal R&B with Classic Soul songwriting saw them emerge, fully formed, with one of the most-blogged songs this summer on debut track, ‘Warm on a Cold Night’. Their second release, ‘All in the Value’, suggests this was no fluke. Starting sparsely with mellow keys, hip-hop beats and just singer Andy’s dulcet, James-Blake-esque vocal, ‘All In The Value’ digs deeper into a love of Frank Ocean together with an almost late-80s groove inspired by the productions of Quincy Jones.
From their shared, crackling radio intro, lyrically Honne’s new single is a neat counterpart to ‘Warm On A Cold Night’, and its romantic invitation to forget your problems and run away together: flashing backwards, ‘All In The Value’ is a snapshot of a failing relationship, where you can feel the other person’s interest has faded (“I want you / to really want me too / because it’s all in the value“).
