You never quite know where a song is going to come from, what the exact inspiration might be. For Honey Mooncie, the process has been a natural one, mostly focused on poetry and lyrics. “My dad always said I was really feeling things from a young age,” she said. “I think [writing] was the best outlet for me.”
Now at the age of 20, the Brighton, England artist has been steadily making a name for herself as a singer songwriter, blending elements of neo-soul, R&B, and pop into her dreamy 2021 debut, To Whom It May Concern. “It’s still coming from a place of poetry,” she said.
Recently, Honey Mooncie and her collaborator and partner Sam Dembowicz joined us for the Sofar Artist in Residency, spending a month living in London at UNCLE Elephant & Castle, taking time to write and perform Sofar shows around the city. “’I’m [typically] working my music around work rather than the other way around,” Honey Mooncie said. “It was the perfect month away.”
During her time in London, Honey Mooncie was presented with the opportunity to write a new track for International Women’s Day. The challenge was finding inspiration within the timeline. “The most unexpected thing was being able to deliver a whole song in a three week turnaround,” she said.
Honey Mooncie and her partner got to work, spending their evenings honing in on what became “Addicted To Your Games”, a jazz-kissed pop tune.
“It was nice, it’s so easy to overthink the way you’re writing a song, whether the lyrics are good enough, or if it’s too cheesy, [and] the production is a whole other kettle of fish,” she said.
Honey Mooncie continued:
“You can just overthink it so much, whereas because we had the one day, we were like ‘whatever goes, that’s just what’s happening.’ It worked really well, I’m so happy with the track. It’s quite nice knowing if I ever want to do that again, that challenge, I could.”
See Honey Mooncie’s process of creating “Addicted To Your Games” at UNCLE below.
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Words by Sofar Editorial Team
Photo credit: Honey Mooncie, photo by Alix Olivero
