Behind this solo project is one George Hirsch, singer for legendary Philadelphia based Hardcore outfit Blacklisted, which has been in existence since the early 2000s.
Originally a 4-piece, the band self-released its debut EP Demo in 2003, and this led to a deal with Jamie Jasta's Stillborn label for the band's Our Youth Is Wasted EP, released that same year. The band's original guitarist, Jay Pepito, then left the band to form Reign Supreme, and Blacklisted (evidently with a new guitarist, of which there are currently two) recorded a series of split releases (among which 2004's The Dead Man's Hand 03, with First Blood) for the Deathwish Inc. label, which also re-issued the band's first two EP's as the 2005 compilation We're Unstoppable. 2005 also saw the release of Blacklisted's debut full-length ...The Beat Goes On, also on Deathwish, and further releases on that label include the 2007 EP Peace On Earth, War On Stage, and the full-lengths Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God (2008) and No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me (2009). The latter full-length found the band in a change of musical direction, abandoning most of speedy pace which characterized its earlier work for a more heavy, repetitive style, which some reviewers even likened to Grunge. In between, the band also recorded the Live From Nowhere, USA EP, issued in 2006 through the 6131 label, and since that last full-length, the band released 3 EP's through the Six Feet Under imprint: 2010's Eccentrichine, and 2012's So, You Are A Magician? and Live On BBC1. Having toured throughout North America, Europe (they were even in Belgium once) and the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, I understand the band is still active, and today consists of Hirsch as only remaining original member, with Dave Walling, Shawn Foley, Jon Nean, and Andy Nelson (sorry, I didn't find any info on whóm does whát in the band) securing the instrumental parts of the music.
What Hirsh does on There's Honey... however, is stylistically somewhat removed from what we've known him to be allied to in the past, as this is mainly an album geared toward the man-with-a(n acoustic)-guitar. Some exceptions on the album include the use of drums on two tracks (“Silk Soul”, second part of the album closing title track), and cello in several tracks (easily mistaken for electric guitar in the songs already mentioned, as well as in “Spectrum Blues”). Also, in some of the songs Hirsch gets nice vocal backing from some undisclosed female (no credits found in the info sources I've got, and there's a twosome of vocal samples (no sources mentioned). The overall mood on the album is somewhat melancholically dark, an atmosphere induced by Hirsch's whisper-styled vocals on the album.
As far as comparisons goes, the info sheet we got along with the download mentions it's “...inspired by a wide range of artists, from the tranquil resonance of Low, rhythmic acoustic strumming of Strength Through Joy and the ascending power of Angels Of Light, to the insular, grotesque Americana of Cormac McCarthy and Flannery O'Connor.”! Recorded in Hirsch's apartment at a time when he was actually considering settling down at one specific place, the songs are reflections on his vagabond wandering spirit, the collection of songs (9 pieces for a total listening time of 36 ½ minutes) touching on such dark themes as solitude and aging disappointment, the songs musical approach go from the more simple and more melancholic man-with-acoustic-guitar, to somewhat more complex and almost threatening orchestrated ones, making for a variety which is bound to keep the casual listener captivated from start to finish.
For your listening sessions, check (http://) soundcloud.com/deathwishinc (add “/harm-wulf-silk-soul” or “/harm-wulf-spectrum-blues” for those songs – for the latter a video was posted at Youtube as well). As Harm Wülf, Hirsch has already toured a bit during 2013, first playing a set West Coastopening appearances opening for Nails, Xibalba, Power Trip and others earlier in the year, then playing sporadic shows in the Philadelphia area in the second part of the year. Occasional shows were announced (without specifications) to occur after the album's release. However, in late 2013 Blacklisted also started working on a full-length follow-up to their 2009 album, so I guess for Hirsch 2014 will be concentrated mainly around that band.