Known for their lush, noise-drenched soundscapes and emotionally charged performances, Summer of Hate (SºH) return to expand their sonic universe with the release of Blood & Honey on Tee Pee Records.

Drawing from the psychedelic well of 1960s rock and pop, as well as the genre’s 1980s revival – channelling the spirit of Echo & the Bunnymen, The Church, and The Jesus and Mary Chain – Summer of Hate fuse post-punk energy, noise-rock textures, and traces of Middle Eastern folk traditions into a sound that is unmistakably their own.

Formed in the city of Espinho, the band has toured extensively across the Iberian Peninsula, sharing stages with The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Damned, Fat White Family, Sisters of Mercy, A Place to Bury Strangers, and leading Portuguese acts including MAQUINA., Conferência Inferno, Solar Corona, and HETTA. Their music has earned them airplay on alternative radio in both Portugal and the UK, cementing their reputation as one of the most vital acts in Portugal’s psychedelic scene.

Across a double LP, Blood & Honey explores two contrasting sonic realms.

Blood delves into the language of shoegaze through a global lens, blending Sufi music, dabke, raga, drone, and Phrygian scales with punk energy and propulsive rhythms. The result is a dense, immersive sound that bridges the ecstatic and the transcendent.

In bittersweet and melodic counterpoint, Honey expands upon the dreamlike tones of the band’s debut, guiding 60s pop romanticism through a contemporary Portuguese lens. Mixing jangle pop, Britpop, slowcore, and post-punk, these songs balance raw emotion with melodic craft.

Due for official release on 30th January 2026 via Tee Pee Records (pre-order here) Blood & Honey’s epic, anthemic spirit captures the true essence of Summer of Hate. A band deeply rooted in tradition yet fearlessly reinventing the sound of shoegaze for a new generation.

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