All The Girls Try That Dance

Haim “Honey & I”

Haim write about love in very reasonable ways. “The Wire” is a breakup song, but a song in which the singer is incredibly invested in the idea that the person she’s dumping is going to be “okay anyway” without her. The flip side of that song is “Honey & I,” which is a love song, but one in which the measure of the relationship comes down to “we’re doing just fine.” No unreasonable expectations, I guess! But the scale of expectation and drama is exactly right – this isn’t about a fantasy, it’s about two people working it out and being happy to do the work. This is the other side of the romantic apprehension of “The Wire,” and the music feels like the other side of it too – it’s a different, prettier sort of harmony, and the tight pocket rhythm of “The Wire” is traded for a relaxed acoustic groove.

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