Liverpool-based indie-alternative band Honey Motel have announced the upcoming EP Motel FM and shared a new single titled ‘Milk’.
The new single and EP announcement comes ahead of a busy summer festival schedule, including performances at Lakefest, 110 Above, and a main stage appearance at Y Not Festival 2025.
Produced by Alec Brits (Clean Cut Kid, Michael Aldag, and St Catherine’s Child), ‘Milk’ offers another taste of the upcoming EP, evolving from its stripped opening, through jazz-inspired guitar chords of the verse, and eventually bursting into a anthemic and heartfelt chorus.
Talking about the track, guitarist Sam Meredith explains: “Milk explores the quiet unraveling that happens when you’re unable to open up, especially in moments of emotional low. The song captures the struggle of bottling things up, of feeling detached, numb, and disconnected from the world around you, particularly through the lens of male vulnerability.
Inspired by Freddie’s own experiences, Milk sits in that tension: the fear of speaking, the pressure to keep going, and the subtle cracks that form when you can’t. The lyric “where are the drums” becomes a cry for distraction, a metaphor for the urge to drown out what’s really going on inside, or a question of why life doesn’t feel as effortless as it seems for others. It’s a track about losing grip, quietly, and what it sounds like when no one hears it.”
With a growing list of achievements including opening for The Lottery Winners and appearances across UK major festivals, the debut EP is set to be another leap forward for the band. View the upcoming tour dates and listen below:
Upcoming Live Dates:
19th July – Birkenhead | Boot Fest
25th July – Sheffield | Tramlines Fringe Fest
31st-1st Aug – Derbyshire | Y Not Festival (Mainstage)
8th-9th Aug – Eastnor Castle | Lakefest
29th Aug – Warwickshire | 110 Above Festival
20th Sept – Mexborough | Merseyfest
