Farnham Pop Punk Quartet Homebound have released the latest instalment from their forthcoming The Mould You Build Yourself Around EP – single Sonder. With its accompanying lyric video, which can be seen here, vocalist Charlie Boughton reveals of the track’s inspiration: ‘I came across a book written by an author who coined terms that aim to fill a hole in the English language, giving a name to emotions we all might experience but don’t yet have a word for.
‘One of those was Sonder which was described as “n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own— their own story, populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness.
‘This really resonated with me and helped me to see that we as individuals get so caught up in our own lives, we often forget that there are others sharing the same experiences.’
With the EP set to release via Rude Records (Set It Off, Blood Youth, Less Than Jake) on 10th February 2017, Boughton explains how the track fits into the bigger picture: ‘I think Sonder will come as a surprise to some people and maybe prove we’re not just a one trick pony. It really helps to break up the EP sonically; hopefully people really dig it.’