honeyhoney | |
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Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Americana, alternative country, indie rock |
Years active | 2006–2017 |
Labels | Ironworks honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway Rounder |
Members | Benjamin Jaffe - Guitar, Vocals Suzanne Santo - Vocals, Banjo, Violin |
Honeyhoney (stylized as honeyhoney) was an Americana group based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
The band was formed in 2006 by musician Benjamin Jaffe and musician/model/actress Suzanne Santo. The two met at a costume party and signed a record deal a year later. [1] They originally performed under the name Zanzibar Lewis and were under that name when they signed with the now-defunct Ironworks record label. [2]
Their debut album, First Rodeo , was released by Ironworks on November 4. [2] Ironworks co-owner Kiefer Sutherland directed and starred in the group's music video for their song "Little Toy Gun". [3] Honeyhoney toured with Lifehouse, another Ironworks band, at the start of their career. [4] The band released their second studio album, Billy Jack , on Oct 24, 2011 under their own honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway label. [5]
Their third album, 3 , was produced by Dave Cobb and released June 9, 2015. [6] The website American Songwriter reviewed it writing, "with a singer-songwriter that exudes the magnetic passion and swaggering star power of Santo, this is a group whose time has come." [7]
Paste Magazine describes honeyhoney's style as "display[ing] the common pop thread between alt.country, spaghetti western soundtracks and swampy blues." [1]
Glide Magazine stated that "honeyhoney deftly mixes elements of folk, soul, country, pop, and rock." [10]
In April 2014, the band traveled to Williamstown, Massachusetts, where Jaffe was raised, to perform a concert on behalf of local music programs. The band is planning a similar concert for schools in Santo's hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. [11]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Top Heatseekers [12] | Billboard Folk Album [13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | First Rodeo
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2011 | Billy Jack
| 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | 3
| 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |
Year | Details |
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2008 | Loose Boots
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