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<\/a><\/p>\nLondon Based trio Honours, made up of Steve Hughes, Ed Carlile and Andrew Mconckey, are receiving love all round for their high octane music, powerful lyrics and pleasing vocals. Their latest track Bulletproof, has been met with adulation from those in the biz and a constant stream of new fans.<\/p>\n
After delivering a killer of a show at The Islington last week to launch their new material, the guys now seem to be going from strength to strength. The three piece are currently in the studio working with experimental guitarist and producer Leo Abrahams, but have bestowed on Wonderland the honour of their presence to discuss the story so far.<\/p>\n
When were Honours born?<\/b><\/p>\n
Around two years ago we started thrashing some ideas around. We’ve known each other for quite a few years prior through different bands and through mates (we also live in the same neighbourhood) but it took a while for us to get it on. Pretty quickly we had what we think is one of our best songs and that was that, the die was cast \u2013 we were in!<\/p>\n
Where did your name come from?<\/b><\/p>\n
We faffed around for ages coming up with a name. (We have a list of appalling and unrepeatable names if anyone wants some bad suggestions?) And then a friend in New York suggested Honors\u2026 we instantly loved it, but of course we’re British, so Honours it is.<\/p>\n
When have you personally felt most honoured?<\/b><\/p>\n
Hearing our music on radio was a great moment. For so long you live with these songs in demo form on your phone, and we’re tweaking away at our studio\u2026 and then, suddenly it’s on the radio and people are talking about it.. Such a weird and wonderful feeling! It really does mean a lot when someone says something nice about the music, or that a lyric means something to them. Twitter is so awesome for that and we always get on twitter straight after a show to see the response and chat.<\/p>\n
Who do you guys look to for inspiration musically?<\/b><\/p>\n
We’re into all sorts of stuff. In the studio we’ll often start the day listening to a bunch of tracks. It’s awesome when you hear a great song AND a great recording. To give some recent examples, we’ve been loving Charlie XCX’s Boom Clap, Rae Morris is awesome, War On Drugs is a stunning record, Phosphorescent, Lorde is a genius, Lykke Li we’ve loved for a few years now. Then obviously there are the classics; Peter Gabriel (or “Our Peter” as we call him), The Boss, Prince, Jackson\u2026 Elvis was good too wasn’t he?!<\/p>\n