Samia shares a new cover of “Honey” recorded by Maya Hawke

Honey Reimagined features Blondshell, Hovvdy, Ruston Kelly, and more artists to be announced, who are reinterpreting songs from Honey.

This collection of singles is inspired by 2021's The Baby Reimagined, which featured versions of songs from Samia’s breakthrough debut LP, The Baby, recorded by Bartees Strange, Briston Maroney, MICHELLE, Anjimile, Christian Lee Hutson and more.

“When we were recording Honey for the album we added this ironic depth by turning what was originally a painful song into a kind of campfire singalong – big bouncy guitars, a happy melody, that endless refrain. So I was eager to hear what Maya would do with it," says Samia. "Surprisingly, she stripped all of the campfire away. In her version you can hear every bit of the desperation in how spare the production is. Exploring these new vantage points in my own work is exactly what draws me to the Reimagined concept.”

Maya Hawke’s cover of “Honey” follows Blondshell’s cover of “Charm You”. Blondshell and Maya Hawke recently spoke about their mutual appreciation for Samia during a recent appearance on the Talkhouse Podcast.

Speaking on the song Maya Hawke says, "it’s amazing thing when a favourite person writes a favourite song. I was honoured to be asked to cover “Honey" and I wanted to bring out the sadness I felt behind the celebration. I loved working with Will Graefe as a producer. I’ve never recorded a song without him and experiencing him as a producer was even better."