[6] Reunion rumors began during a March 2014 Reddit AMA session, when lead vocalist Dustin Kensrue said that future touring was "very, very likely," and was optimistic that Thrice would record more music.
[8] Lead guitarist Teppei Teranishi later revealed that he and Kensrue were inspired to reunite the band after attending a Brand New concert in Seattle together, and an "I miss you" text quickly "snowballed" into conversations about performing and writing new music.
[17] "Black Honey" was featured as a song to promote the "Money in the Bank" (MITB) Pay-Per-View event for World Wrestling Entertainment on June 19, 2016.
[22] "Black Honey" debuted to a largely positive critical reception, with NPR's Lars Gotrich labeling it "a gloomy and propulsive piece of heavy drama," comparing it to Cave In, and Kensrue's voice to that of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell.
[10] Chris Coplan of VultureHound referred to the song as a "grand, swelling rock ballad,"[23] while Emily Maxwell American Songwriter described it as "an eerie, raw track about trying to do the things you love in the face of negativity.
In an overall negative review of To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere, Dan Caffrey of Consequence of Sound referred to "Black Honey" "the sole song where Kensrue manages to be unconventional in his metaphor.
"[26] Jonah Bayer of Alternative Press referred to the track as the album's strongest, and drew comparisons to a "more technical version" of Alice In Chains.
[27] Ali Shutler of DIY Mag praised the track's "hypnotic lure,"[28] while Tomas Doyle of Rock Sound called the production "gorgeous.