I love getting in to bands on the ground floor. Of course it’s great to hear music that’s had the spit and polish of the music industry, but there’s nothing like the exhilaration of discovering a diamond in the rough. So when Melbourne band Honey Badgers sent me their new single “Fifteen,” I could look past its rawness and see something pretty special.
The production values are pretty low. It sounds like it was recorded in someone’s garage on a tape deck. But there’s an infectious energy that cuts through all that. The Honey Badgers just played their first show, and if they can inject a set with the same spirit I hear on the recording it’s not likely to be their last.
Look out for the Honey Badgers in your local gig guide; they might just be the next big thing.