New Zealand alternative pop artist Benee returns with the release of a new single and music video: Green Honda, via Republic Records. It’s her first solo release in nearly a year.
With its title inspired by her real-life car, the song finds Benee declaring her independence, letting an ex know she’ll “pull up in my green Honda, to tell you that I don’t want ya”.
Benee explains in a press release
There is a personal history to the Green Honda story: my green Honda was my first car, passed on to me by my grandmother when she gave up driving. I call him ‘Seve, and he’s on the cover of my Stella & Steve EP. We’ve had lots of adventures together.
And now I pull up in my Green Honda
To tell you that I don’t want ya
I’m having all these guys over
A baddie now a show stopper
The song was recorded in Los Angeles with producers and co-writers Evlira Anderfjärd and Luka Kloser – marking the first time the New Zealand artist has worked with either. In a press statement, Benee noted that the collaboration was such a refreshing experience – particularly on account of writing with two other young women.
There is so much that you just don’t need to explain when you’re working with your true peers,” she said. “It’s intuitive. They just get it, and that’s amazing.
Green Honda marks the beginning of a major 2023 for Benee: she’s set to perform at Coachella for the first time this year, appearing at the festival on April 14th-16th and April 23rd-25th. She’s also planning a move to LA where she hopes to try and complete a new album.
Benee’s last stand-alone release was her Lychee EP, which was released in March 2022 and flanked by the lead single Beach Boy.
