HoneyWire drops Bruxism (Full Moon In Libra)

April 3, 2026 Melinoe Macaria Mourningstar

The New Record Debuts April 10th, 2026 Last Quarter Moon in Capricorn

“It’s with great pleasure to announce my 3rd album Bruxism.

Early in my college days I developed a wild fascination with lucid dreaming after a dream lead me to a conversation of closure with a loved one who had passed – both of us aware I was dreaming. Shortly after this dream I was spending more time researching and practicing this phenomenon almost more than any of my other studies at the time. So much to the point that I was lucid dreaming every single night for multiple months.

Eventually this lead to “false awakenings” meaning you believe you’re awake, going about your day as usual, interacting with those around you, only to wake up in your bed right where you began. One day in particular I experienced seven false awakenings which lead me to end the practice entirely. I was starting to question what was real and what was not each morning.

Bruxism is defined as the habit of unconsciously grinding or clenching your teeth, typically during sleep. Something I’ve struggled with as early as I can remember.

This album is a reflection on reality versus what is simply a dream by my own design.

Bruxism is out on April 10th. Sleep sweet.”

-Kaleb.HoneyWire

Welcome Ghouls, Demons and Fellow Wyrd Ones! Welcome Back for another Wyrd Album Review. Today I will be sharing my insights and story behind HoneyWire’s Newest Album, “Bruxism.” First we must go back to Farmington, NM and Middle/High School. Who the fuck wants to do that? Surely not me. However, that is where the story begins. Back in the day when I met Kaleb of HoneyWire for the first time and our dynamic began. Kaleb and I grew up in the same small town up in the Four Corners Region of New Mexico. A truly awful small town for any artist and creative to grow up within. I find that suffering and resistance to be significant for the music Kaleb has created since leaving such a town. Kaleb and I weren’t strangers, however, we weren’t necessarily the closest of friends. Interesting to state, as Kaleb dated my (now ex) best friend for most of our High School career. I recall a few moments of him performing with his acoustic guitar. I recall my friend gushing over his Tortured Musician, Cancerian soul. It has been obvious from our first meeting that Kaleb had emotional art to transmute from within and share with the world. As we have grown up, and I have been granted access to his birth chart, the Gemini essence that speculatively dominates his chart confirms such a desire.

It has been lovely to reminisce and reconnect. I am not sure if this was a comment stated to Kaleb’s face, or if it was one I mentioned to my old friend, or a thought I kept to myself. (Believe it or not, I used to keep a good portion of my thoughts to myself. Oh, how times have changed!) But, I had stated that Kaleb’s music would never be anything I would listen to. Not because it was bad. Simply because I was a female metalhead with an elitist standard to prove to the world. I was often quite snobby to music outside my tastes. Limiting myself to my own status quo… how fucking ironic to the rebellion within me. Eventually, Kaleb moved to Texas. He and my friend broke up. I moved to Michigan and life became all too real. I made it a point to intentionally disconnect from most people from Farmington, NM. Slowly but surely distancing myself from everything and everyone I had known.

Rebelling with a cause to heal from the imprisonment of such a town, poisoned by a treacherous culture of philosophy. On occasion I would witness something from someone about people and circumstances from my childhood. Doing my best to numb and forget about it all. I started doing whatever the fuck it is I am doing on the internet, met my beloved Husband and initiated into the life of my dreams. A life that Farmington, NM had stunted. There were occasional moments on Facebook I saw about Kaleb’s music and his life. There were a few moments I held him accountable for silly shit that occurred in high school at the hands of our mutual parties. At some point, HoneyWire found me on Instagram.

I was blissfully surprised to see that Kaleb was wholeheartedly doing the damn thing. He had an album (or two) out. He was performing shows and living in California. I saw a post about the Viper Room. I was immediately inspired. I was graciously impressed. I found the timing to be eerie, as this was around the same time I finally ended my friendship with our mutual. I recall reminiscing certain moments and interactions. Feeling a bit of guilt for the attitude I had in defense of my friend. Recognizing I didn’t want to be that defensive, snobby girl of my hometown. In fact, most folks of that town have been granted a seal of disapproval from me. I have condemned them all for what they did to me. For what that town does to anyone who dares to dream outside of the box. Witnessing Kaleb and HoneyWire? Gave me an opportunity for peace. To realize that not everyone is all that bad. That there were a good portion of us who simply wanted to dream, who wanted to escape.

Over the years I have been a silent admirer. Not necessarily over the music, but over the courage it takes for Kaleb to be who he is and to bear his heart on his sleeve. Too often I felt as if I allowed our hometown to disable me. As I was deep in recovery, Kaleb sparked a notion of awareness within me. Highlighting my Occupational Therapy work/philosophy. The philosophy of independence and the highest quality of life, despite the hardship cards you have been dealt. As a Cancer Rising and Cancer Lilith myself, I felt as if Kaleb’s Cancer Sun was sending me a signal of hope and of healing. A sign to break free from my shell louder than I have ever done so before. With that, as soon as I began this Rock Oracle Journey with fellow Dog Park Enthusiast Jason Shrum, I had to reach out and put HoneyWire on my radar. A beautiful bridge of harmony from one lost creative to another. Here I hope to shine a light on one of the hidden gems of a decrepit town.

Bruxism is a phenomenal album. Overall, I am truly surprised at how much I personally enjoyed it. As I have mentioned before, it can take a lot for me to get into certain genres. This album hooked me in right away. Opening up with “Mouthguard” you can feel into the tone of the album. The water element of emotion most certainly makes herself known through the essence of instrumentals and lyrics. Kaleb reported that this album was one he had been working on during some intense Pisces transits. For those who know, it was a brutal 3 years of Saturn in Pisces. Where we all collectively (and personally) faced the disillusionment of ourselves, our lives, our past and our desires for the future. Between the melodies and the song titles, I would argue that Jupiter, Neptune and Pisces all came together to fuel, to heal and to bless HoneyWire with Gemini superpowers.

HoneyWire exists in a space that feels both intimate and cinematic, balancing atmosphere and emotional weight with a quiet, deliberate restraint. There are traces of Incubus’ Morning View era in the band’s fluid, immersive textures, alongside a distant echo of Bush in the underlying melancholy. Although stripped of distortion and left to linger in something far more fragile. At times, their controlled pulse and emotional distance brush against the sensibilities of Depeche Mode, while subtle hints of The Cure. You could argue they are leaning into a new wave with soft gothic undertones that gives the music a cool, shadowed edge. There’s a Blue Velvet-like quality to their sound. Inviting and beautiful, yet faintly unsettled beneath the surface, as if something deeper is always just out of reach. A true masterpiece that depicts a moment in time of our modern age, as well as the Astrological imprint of time on the collection and our souls under the current cosmic order.

It’s the kind of music that feels made for dim, close-quartered rooms, carrying the energy of The Viper Room (the most perfect setting for such music). Intimate, magnetic, and hovering between underground discovery and inevitable recognition. HoneyWire doesn’t demand movement so much as it draws you into it, offering a quiet, hypnotic rhythm that you don’t quite dance to, but instead drift within. I found myself lost in the rhythm and the emotions. Visualizing my own personal movie montage, with this album as the soundtrack to specific moments in my life. I would be curious to compare my personal moments, with the moments of others. I would love to calculate the collective message this album is meant to share. HoneyWire feels like the direction I’ve always wanted Harry Styles to lean into. Less polish, more atmosphere, and a willingness to let emotion blur at the edges. They carry the kind of smoky, blue-lit allure that feels pulled straight from The Sopranos. The exact kind of band Adriana La Cerva would champion, sensing something undeniable just beneath the surface. My personal favorites from the album are “Heart Shaped Grave,” “Rain in October,” and “Lovely.” Aligned Frequencies that resonate with personal favorites and vibes that I have mentioned above.

For those who are in alignment and within this genre music scene, HoneyWire settles into a liminal space between lo-fi indie rock, dream pop, and ambient alternative, where texture and emotional atmosphere take precedence over traditional structure. Their sound aligns closely with artists like Cigarettes After Sex and Beach House in its breathy intimacy and immersive haze, while also drawing from the subdued melancholy and DIY ethos of Alex G and Elvis Depressedly. None of which are artists I have ever listened to knowingly. These are points from my journalistic duty, which I hope to be accurate. There are moments that echo the slowcore weight and textural guitar work of Duster, alongside the ambient, almost submerged vocal presence found in Grouper. Rather than adhering to a single genre, HoneyWire dissolves boundaries, creating something that feels less like a category and more like a mood, a vibe, an intimate, slightly distant, and quietly consuming sound that is authentic to their Artistic Legacy.

As we reach the Ending Song, “FallOut” we hear a line Asking “Where are you?” A perfect ending title as Kaleb journeys through his Saturn Return in Aries. A beautiful question for Kaleb, for HoneyWire, for Fans and the soul journey of the next album. I know the answer will be eagerly anticipated as we all await another killer album from a unique and genuinely emotional group. As much as I would love to Denounce anything and everything from my Hometown, Kaleb (HoneyWire) is not one of them. I am Proud to say I am a Forever Fan with this album. My Spotify Wrapped is about to look significantly different by the end of this year. What an honor it is to experience emotional and artistic growth from a world (genre) outside of my own. I thoroughly enjoyed the album. Bruxism will most certainly be on rotation as I walk along the city streets under the night of the Full Moon. As well as while driving and desiring music that flows, expresses purpose and isn’t caught up in catchy chorus hooks. Bruxism and HoneyWire represent the poetry and vocal stim within music. Cleverly crafted with intention, raw emotion and groovy tunes. My Piscean Venus Bias would express that this is a pure work of Art, Soul and Magick. Do not walk, Do not Run, But Dive into Bruxism April 10th, 2026! Absolutely no Ragerts here. Not one Single Song. Not even a Single Letter.

Live Deliciously. Love Authentically. And Always, Stay Wyrd!

-Melinoe Macaria Mourningstar