Musically, Tanerélle pulls time, space, darkness, light, lust, and love into her orbit. Tones and textures change like moods. One track may position her as a hungry seductress as she sinks into sparse bedroom R&B production, while the next will place her under the disco ball in the center of the dancefloor like some intergalactic club goddess bathed in bright lights. After stacking up over 100 million streams independently and earning critical acclaim, all of these elements coalesce on her 2024 Electric Honey EP [Republic Records].

She effectively shines a light on every side of herself…

“My mission is always to help facilitate healing, feeling, and celebrating,” she states. “When you listen to me, I want you to embrace all forms of yourself—the bright and beautiful parts, but also the parts that might be in the shadows. I hope this music leads you into more love for those around you, the world, and yourself.”

Growing up in Atlanta, Tanerélle fell in love with music at a young age. Her mother introduced her to the music of Stevie Wonder, Toni Braxton, Des’ree, DMX, and Lil’ Kim. Simultaneously, film transfixed her as she studied the scores of Matilda, A Goofy Movie, and more. “Being an only child, music and film were my escape,” she notes. She joined the chorus at the age of six and continued to hone her voice through high school, even shining as vice president of her school’s competitive choir. Upon turning 18-years-old, she relocated to Los Angeles and achieved a BFA in Acting.

Taking flight on her own terms, she introduced her signature style on “Siren,” going on to evolve across “Boys Like You,” “Love from NBC 7318” [with Barnes Blvd.], “Continuum,” and “Mama Saturn.” Collaborations followed with Machinedrum and A$AP Ferg. In between serving up the 82 Moons EP and For Sport EP, she landed high-profile syncs in Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, Issa Rae’s Insecure, Raising Dion, and NBA 2K22. Simultaneously, she incited the applause of HIGHSNOBIETY, office, and Spindle Magazine who touted her among “9 Black Female R&B Artists That Need to Be Heard.” In 2024, she caught the attention of Republic Records and inked a deal with the label. She teased this era with “Better Days” and a fan favorite COLORS performance of the track.

Simultaneously, she pieced together Electric Honey in studios across Los Angeles and London. She leaned on inspirations as diverse as Tora, The Hicks, alt-J, and Beyoncé as well as movies and TV series, including The Gentlemen, Hunter x Hunter, and Catwoman. She also regularly retuned to a personal playlist entitled Electric Honey.

“As we were creating this music, I listened to the playlist, and I always loved the title,” she reminisces. “It reminded me of the world of the EP and how it made me feel, so I named the EP Electric Honey. It’s a meeting of these two sides of myself. One half is edgy, tense, and bold, and there is also this sweet and healing half. Electric Honey brings those worlds together.”

On the single “Let Me In,” her smooth delivery drips over a loose, cavernous beat. She can barely hold back her emotions on the visceral refrain.  “That’s one of my favorite songs ever,” she smiles. “I had this chord progression in mind, and that’s what we built everything around. I wanted to create something very haunting, but beautiful and sexy. The lyrics are really romantic. I love making songs that sound like they belong on a soundtrack. We made it feel huge.”

The intro “Electric Honey” gives way to the pulsating “Blink.” Her vocals practically float over a rich sonic backdrop, building towards a bold chant, “The world around me blinks.”

“We started with this sample, which was the first time I did that,” she recalls. “I wanted to write a trippy song. It doesn’t have a specific genre. I want to show people you can literally do whatever you want. Never limit yourself.”

Then, there’s “Overflow.” It twists and turns through vibes until a frenetic beat takes hold and immediately makes bodies move. “Whenever you fall in love, it almost feels like as soon as you do you’re setting a timer,” she says. “Everything is temporary. At some point, it’s going to end. This one was super heavy on my heart and flowed out very quickly.”

Tanerélle is definitely giving her extremes on Electric Honey, but she also has more to reveal.

“Whenever someone listens to a full project of mine, I want them to feel like they just watched a movie,” she leaves off. “I want them to feel satiated, empowered, sexy, hopeful, and inspired, but I also just want them to have fun. The overarching theme of this EP is kind of just being unapologetically me and embracing that. We are always evolving and growing.”