Sweet, sweet whimsy
Minneapolis-based Honeybutter is made up of Zak Khan, Clara Wicklund, and Andreas Fenner. With a sound that is warm and familiar, but laced with something darker and strange, their songs take on the quality of dreams dreamt during the longest and coldest of Minnesota winter nights. Genre-bending is second nature to them— the experimental pop of Little Dragon, the cinematic soundscapes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, and backgrounds in traditional folk, jazz, and choral music— all contribute to their alluring, encompassing sound.
No stranger to the Twin Cities music scene, Honeybutter has performed on some of Minnesota's most treasured stages: the Dakota, First Avenue, Fine Line, Turf Club, and the MN State Fair. They were recipients of First Avenue’s Best New Bands in 2021 and shared the Fitzgerald Theatre stage with Grammy award-winning duo Rodrigo y Gabriela on their 2023 tour, In Between Thoughts… A New World.
Honeybutter is currently working on their debut EP, Things That Bump at Night, with a release date set for summer 2024.