Jane Honor’s "Nothing You Can Do" Is the Indie Love Song We’ve Been Waiting For
- Sophie Ray
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Every once in a while, a song drops that feels like it was made for those long late-night drives, blasting with the windows down while you scream the lyrics like they’ve always been yours. Jane Honor’s new single "Nothing You Can Do," out now via Cage Riot, is exactly that kind of track.
From the very first horn riff, you can tell this song isn’t chasing TikTok trends or overproduced pop formulas. Instead it’s real, it’s warm, and it’s alive, built on live instruments, a groovy bassline, and Jane’s voice soaring right on top of it. It feels like 60s sunshine but filtered through modern indie pop, the kind of sound you’d expect to hear at a backyard show in Silver Lake or on the lineup of a festival stage.
Jane wrote "Nothing You Can Do" at the start of her current relationship, and you can hear that rush of butterflies and gut-level certainty in every lyric. “I wrote this song at the beginning of my current relationship. I had a gut feeling it would last, and this song is about the mutual love we felt early on. It is happy, upbeat, and has a 60s influence to it while still sounding current,” she says. Honestly? It makes you believe in love again.
If you’ve been following Jane, you know she’s not just a singer-songwriter. She’s a full-on producer, mixer, and creative powerhouse. She co-produced this one with Neil Wogensen, but she mixed it herself, blending analog and digital until it felt timeless. That’s the thing about Jane, she’s hands-on with her music in a way that makes you feel like every detail matters, because to her, it does.
For those who don’t know, Jane’s been on a wild ride already. She’s played places most artists dream of like Abbey Road Studios, The Apollo, and The Hotel Café, yet she’s still in her early 20s, still discovering who she is through her music. Her first album, Spiraling in Central Park, gave us independence and growing-up anthems, and now she’s shifting into something even more personal: a whole EP that she calls “a love letter to my partner and to my life.” If "Nothing You Can Do" is the opening track of this chapter, we’re in for something magical.
Jane is exactly the kind of voice that makes the future of indie pop so exciting. She’s inspired by Weyes Blood and The Japanese House, but she’s carving out her own lane that’s vintage and fresh all at once. With this single, she’s not just telling us about falling in love. She’s making us feel it too.
So add "Nothing You Can Do" to your playlists, put it on repeat, and let yourself fall. Because honestly? There’s nothing you can do but fall in love with Jane Honor’s music
Check out this latest release and listen to more of Jane Honor on Spotify & YouTube.
