HONEY REVENGE prove they’re worth all the buzz with their vital debut album.
A musician Devin Papadol is exactly where she had planned to be right now. After spending years honing her craft, her band Honey Revenge are about to release their infectious debut album ‘Retrovision’, a name she had picked out for her first record before Honey Revenge even existed as a band.
Honey Revenge’s backstory is a little different from a lot of bands on the alt-music scene, with Devin beginning her musical career by studying at Hollywood’s Musicians Institute. “It definitely sounds more glamorous than it is,” insists Devin. “Have you ever been to Hollywood? I call it the armpit of LA!”
“Honey Revenge would not be the band it is without me having the knowledge and experience I gained at MI. It gives you a chance to practice and get mistakes out of the way before entering a real scene of music. I started out on the vocal performance and songwriting programme before switching to the independent artist programme, where I learned how to market my music - how to make your brand and find your fanbase. With the industry how it is right now, it’s the artists’ job to do most of the legwork. It’s important to have control over how you want to be perceived.”
Incredibly self-aware and honest, Devin knows this all may sound a little calculated to the DIY music purists. “What would I say to anyone who said we were manufactured? I would just show them the pictures of us playing in a shed! There is literally a venue outside of LA called The Shed which is just in some guy’s backyard.”
While Devin’s music savvy has helped her navigate the pitfalls of the modern music industry, giving Honey Revenge the marketability that has made them accessible to so many people, it hasn’t always been an easy ride. No amount of planning and learning could prepare anyone for the pandemic that hit and derailed so many music careers.
