With their third album It Could Be Today set for release this October, Sons of Sevilla are entering a new creative chapter. The West Yorkshire sibling duo, Reuben Vaun Smith and Henry Smith, have expanded their dreamy blend of psychedelic soul, dream-pop and West Coast influences following a transformative tour across the United States. Led by the sun-drenched new single Drive By Honey, the album finds the brothers embracing a broader sonic palette while retaining the warmth and nostalgia that have defined their sound. We caught up with Henry Smith to discuss travel, songwriting, collaboration with Skinshape, and the road to their most assured record yet.



If Drive By Honey were a car, what would it be—and who gets to sit in the front seat?

A 1964 Ford F100 - Jesus & Ned Doheny

You wrote parts of the album in the US. What's the most "this definitely wouldn't have happened in West Yorkshire" moment from that trip?

We actually wrote the whole Thing in Reuben’s little demo lab in his house in Leeds. It was Changing from our latest singles that was born in a studio in LA.

Laughing at a giant billboard at 2am in the morning outside a 7-Eleven in Hollywood that read, ‘You can’t escape Rush Hour traffic but you can escape pre-diabetes.'

The song feels like a soundtrack to a Pacific Coast Highway drive. What's playing immediately before and after it on that imaginary road-trip playlist?

Before – George Benson - Breezin’

After - DarondoDidn’t I

If It Could Be Today had a scent, what would it smell like?

A freshly cut orange.

What's the strangest place you've ever had a songwriting idea?

Asleep, sometimes I can remember the ideas; however, a few corkers have definitely escaped.

You worked with Skinshape on the record. Who was most likely to say, "Let's try one more take," and who was most likely to say, "That's the one"?

None of us did; we all had the same outlook and didn’t really overanalyse and get too caught up in going back and fiddling with things a lot. Looking back and listening, I’d tweak a couple bits here and there now, but that’s probably always going to be the case.

Which track on the album is most likely to surprise long-time Sons of Sevilla fans?

We’ll leave that to them as we aren’t really sure what people’s perspectives will be; hopefully it all goes down well.

If each brother had to describe the other's musical personality using only three words, what would they be?

Reuben describing Henry

Bob, Dylan, only.

Henry describing Reuben:

Autistic keyboard nutter.

What's a small sound on the album that listeners might miss but you're secretly very proud of?

The hi-hat that hits with the ‘ye’ vocal on She Could Be Anywhere – I'm not sure why that’s been picked, but it just sounds nice.

If Drive By Honey were a film scene, what would be happening on screen?

Rick Dalton up to summet.



You've blended psychedelia, dream-pop, soul and West Coast rock. Which influence was the hardest to invite to the party?

Out of your descriptions, it’d probably have to be dream pop.

What was the most unexpected thing you brought home from America—apart from songs?

A new girlfriend.

Which album track would make the best soundtrack for getting hopelessly lost somewhere beautiful?

Colours Of The Garden, maybe?

If you could send one song from It Could Be Today back in time to your younger selves, which would it be and why?

I'm not sure my younger self would believe I was singing and playing a keyboard; he’d probably just laugh and say you’ve lost it.

The album title is It Could Be Today. What's something you've been putting off that really could be today?

A fish finger sandwich from Whitelocks, the oldest pub in Leeds, first founded in 1715 as The Turk's Head before being taken over by the Whitelock family in the 1880s.