BEES MADE HONEY IN THE VEIN TREE drop the first advance single, ‘Departure’, from their fourth album In Between Strides. The forthcoming new full-length by the German shoegaze rockers has been slated for release on September 18, 2026.
Bees Made Honey comment: “’Departure’ was the first song that we wrote for In Between Strides”, frontman Simon Weinrich reveals. “It was by far the hardest song to write for this record. It exemplifies our struggle of finding out where to go next after Aion. It was clear from the start that we wanted to go into a more melodic direction and more straightforward songs compared to our previous album. The second part of the song started as a separate composition, but we added it later since it is a nice conclusion of the first part. Our first demo of the second part was recorded at a studio near Passau. This is where the inclusion of a Fender Rhodes piano played through our regular guitar-setup stems from. It began as an experiment and was later re-recorded at Milberg Studios. Lyrically, ‘Departure’ portrays the first step and point of departure for our journey beyond our old ways of working. We recorded each song without knowing what the next one was going to sound like.”
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