Esmerelda Road – “Here Honey”

Esmeralda Road are a Belfast band that started out as Moonboot, until a streetwear brand of the same name made a fuss. In 2023, they won Single Of The Year at the NI Music Prize for their jazzy debut song "To U." They still don't have an album yet, but today they're sharing an evocative new ballad called "Here Honey." "'Here Honey' is a song made in retaliation to all the distractions we are force fed day to day and how they eat away at our relationships with each other," the trio says. While they've incorporated elements of jazz and soul into their past tunes, "Here Honey" is pure emotional pop-rock. Watch the music video directed by Jay Whylie below.Anna Burnett