Honey, the second full-length from Baltimore-based duo Peals, elevates their exploratory sound to majestic new heights of otherworldly instrumental pop while preserving the intimacy of their live shows and earlier recordings. William Cashion (Future Islands) and Bruce Willen (Double Dagger) recorded much of Honey in Willen's Baltimore home. Together they build rapturous melodies of interlocking and looped guitars that channel kosmische musik, '70s Eno, and new wave hooks à la Robert Smith into above-the-clouds dreamscapes. Unexpected and delicate textures'wind, bells, the whirs of a film projector'situate listeners in the elemental immediacy of Peals performances, which take place in art galleries or open fields as often as traditional music venues.
