Vancouver indie-rockers Said The Whale have debuted the poignant new single, “Honey Lungs.”
The band described the meaning behind the new song on Facebook:
“Honey Lungs is a song about empathy and kindness. It’s been a really hard year for everyone. From COVID quarantine, to the death of George Floyd which re-ignited the BLM movement, followed by the consequent mainstream rise of white supremacy and the storming of the US capitol…A lot of hard conversations have been taking place throughout it all. When people are emotionally invested in something it can be easy to default to defensiveness or vitriol *especially* when these conversations are taking place online. This song is about approaching all interactions with kindness, grace, humility and empathy. Trying to understand other people, their intentions, and how we can find common ground are important first steps to repairing what feels like an extremely divided planet.”
Bad Dad (occasionally called Ed) has been on the periphery of the punk and punk-adjacent scene for over twenty years. While many contributors to this site have musical experience and talent, Ed’s musical claim to fame comes from his time in arguably the most punk rock Blockbuster Video district in NJ where he worked alongside members of Blanks 77, Best Hit TV and Brian Fallon. He is more than just an awful father to his 2 daughters, he is also a dreadful husband, a subpar writer, a terrible dresser and has a severe deficiency in all things talent… but hey, at least he’s self-aware, amirite?
Check out the pathetic attempts at photography on his insta at https://www.instagram.com/bad_dad_photography/
