Honey I’m Home Return With New Single ‘Pretty’ Ahead Of SXSW And EU Tour Dates

Dutch alt-rock risers Honey I’m Home have shared their latest single Pretty, a buoyant yet cutting return that sharpens the band’s instinct for blending shimmering textures with emotional candour.

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Honey I'm Home (Hannah Bruynzeel)

Merging ‘90s alternative rock with shoegaze haze, lo-fi indie grit and emo-leaning introspection, Pretty captures the five-piece — Thom Schotanus, Sofie Ooteman, Jasper Meurs, Hugo de Groot and Evelien Keesmaat — at their most dynamic. The track moves seamlessly between intimate restraint and explosive release, layered guitars colliding with deeply personal lyricism.

Following recent appearances at Reeperbahn and Left Of The Dial festivals, as well as a full European run supporting Hotline TNT, the band continue their ascent with a string of high-profile live dates. They head out across Europe with LA outfit Rocket, before making their debut at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin this March. Further spring dates see them joining Swedish rockers Girl Scout on the road.

On Pretty, Honey I’m Home explore the fragile armour of physical appearance as a defence mechanism. Rather than condemning vanity outright, the track probes the hollowness that can develop when identity becomes tethered solely to external validation. Its sunny distortion and sticky melodies offset lyrics that examine obsession and compulsion — the refrain “At least I’m pretty” landing as both comfort and quiet devastation.

Vocalist and guitarist Thom Schotanus explains that the song centres on individuals who suppress negative emotions by focusing entirely on their looks. “It’s not about shallowness,” he notes, but about using appearance because it works — a reflection on how easily people judge by surface impressions. The result is a portrait of emptiness and creeping cynicism, where attractiveness becomes a final, fragile form of self-worth.

With Pretty, Honey I’m Home deliver a track that feels immediate and melodic on first listen, but reveals a deeper emotional undercurrent the longer it lingers — a fitting prelude to a busy year on the road.

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