Various Artists ‎– Wild Honey Sampler 2026 [IMPORT] – New CD

WILD HONEY RECORDS – SAMPLER 2026


Wild Honey Records is still run the same way it started: out of a garage, non-profit, no contracts, and a catalogue built one release at a time. The 2026 sampler reflects that approach. Nineteen tracks drawn from recent and upcoming releases move between international acts and a new wave of Italian underground bands, without drawing a line between the two. Radioactivity set the tone with their stripped-down, forward push. Bee Bee Sea open things up, stretching garage rock into something more fluid and melodic. The Peawees, thirty years in, lean into a deeper, groove-driven take on rock’n’roll, while Radio Days keep things fast, bright and tightly wound. Further out, The Bad Plug bring in a more abrasive, synthetic edge, previewing their upcoming LP compilation PLUGOLOGY, while Manduria slow the pace into something more repetitive and hypnotic. From the Texan underground, Drakulas and Oddfellows add a raw garage-punk charge, sharp and immediate. Crocodiles drift in with a detached, bittersweet kind of melody — like a love offer you wouldn’t know how to refuse, even if you tried. Conspiracy of Owls keep things rooted in classic pop songwriting, understated but deeply structured.  A simple snapshot of what the label is doing now, and how it continues to grow without changing its method.