Hi Honey (album)

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Hi Honey
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Recorded Daptone Records
Genre Rock and roll
Length38:35
Label Contender Records
Producer Thomas Brenneck
Low Cut Connie chronology
Call Me Sylvia
(2012)
Hi Honey
(2015)
Dirty Pictures (Part 1)
(2017)
Singles from Hi Honey
  1. "Shake it Little Tina"

Hi Honey is the third studio album by American rock and roll band Low Cut Connie. It was released on April 21, 2015 on Contender Records. Guests who appear on the album include Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards, as well as Dean Ween and Greg Cartwright. [1]

Contents

Recording

Hi Honey was recorded at a small space owned by Daptone Records [2] and produced by Thomas Brenneck, who is known for his work with Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Huffington Post (positive) [6]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Dave Tomar wrote in the Huffington Post that Hi Honey "brims with something more than just the wounded abandon that distinguished previous recordings" and said that it "borrows furiously and confidently from history to deliver an immediate blast of booty-shaking brilliance." [6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, of AllMusic, awarded the album four out of five stars and said that "the nifty thing about Hi Honey is how it's cleverly produced to replicate the kinetic sensation of hearing a stack of 45s being spun through an old jukebox." [5] Eric Schuman, writing for Magnet , named the album "essential new music" in May 2015 and said that it was "both retro-minded and forward-thinking." [9]

Track listing

  1. Who the Hell is Tina? - 0:59
  2. Shake it Little Tina - 3:22
  3. Diane (Don't Point that Thing at Me) - 2:24
  4. Back in School - 2:06
  5. Me N Annie - 3:24
  6. Taste So Good - 3:25
  7. Dickie's Bringin Me Down - 3:25
  8. Danny's Outta Money - 4:20
  9. Little Queen of New Orleans - 3:56
  10. Dumb Boy - 2:22
  11. The Royal Screw - 2:32
  12. Somewhere Along the Avenue - 2:18
  13. Both My Knees - 4:06

Personnel

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