Austin, TX’s Honey and Salt unveiled “A Nihilist Takes Up Knitting,” the raucous opening track from their upcoming self-titled full length, due out April 6th via Spartan Records.
“A Nihilist Takes Up Knitting” is something of a mission statement for Honey and Salt’s new album. The track highlights the band’s ability to blend Kinsella-esque guitar work and intricate melodies with the grit and lyrical depth of DC’s Revolution Summer. Honey and Salt hasn’t just inherited the sounds of those Dischord halcyon days, the band’s lyrics pack a sociopolitical punch as well. The album finds Honey and Salt “wrestling with the chaotic climate of today and searching for the means to stay optimistic despite national and global issues that can appear insurmountable. Throughout the album’s lyrics, vocalist/guitarist Wade Allen (a former philosophy teacher) asks difficult questions about our humanity and the pull of complacency in times of despair, as well as the power of art for solace and inspiration.”
Honey and Salt have announced a run of midwestern tour dates, as well as a packed schedule at this week’s SXSW festival in Austin. See full itinerary below.
03/15 Austin, TX @ The Audubon Society (SXSW)
03/16 Austin, TX @ Tremble Inn (SXSW)
03/17 Austin, TX @ Beerland (Howdy Gals Beerland Day SXSW)
03/17 Austin, TX @ Paradigms (Math Rock House SXSW Showcase)
04/06 Austin, TX @ The Sidewinder
04/07 Denton, TX @ Backyard on Bell
04/08 Dallas, TX @ Three Links
04/10 Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
04/12 Springfield, MO @ The Outland
04/13 St. Louis, MO @ Foam
04/14 Urbana, IL @ Ghost Planet
04/19 New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
04/20 Houston, TX @ Spruce Goose
04/21 McAllen, TX @ Yerberia Cultura
04/25 Austin, TX @ Waterloo Records In-Store
04/26 Austin, TX @ Hole in the Wall