Local rock/pop star Richard Brokensha makes his comeback this week with a powerful new single titled ‘Honey’. The song, which features Carla Louw, sees Richard continue to experiment within the pop space as he pays homage to the rock stars which have shaped his musical influence.
“[The song] was written in Nijmegen, on the border of The Netherlands and Germany. I wrote the song during a tour, in my hotel room at a retreat in a mystical wooded forest. I wanted to create a song with a blues themed guitar riff and based this idea on a Jimi Hendrix intro, to the song ‘Little Wing,’” Richard tells us. “The song speaks about being in love with someone in a sensual way, the feeling of completely giving into someone who you adore. Lyrically I wanted the collaboration to show it from the female and male perspective, and so this is how I arranged the vocals in the song.”
Richard adds that he felt that the song needed a female voice to truly bring out the song’s vulnerability and emotion. “For a long time, I had been speaking to a good friend and incredible singer in Cape Town, Carla Louw, whom I wanted to produce or collaborate with. I felt this song would work well with her style of singing so I asked her to take a listen,” he says. “She loved it, so when I finished recording the song at my studio, I got Carla in to record her parts.”
The single was accompanied by a beautiful music video which encapsulates the emotion filled in the song. “The music video was directed by Hugo Brand at 3 different locations over 3 days in Cape Town. We filmed in 2 luxury villas at Ellerman House in Bantry Bay as well as The Fugard Theatre for the drum shots of Donovan Bosman (a childhood friend whom performs live with me),” Richard continues.
‘Honey’ is now available on all major digital music platforms.
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