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Honeyhoney (stylized as honeyhoney) was an Americana group based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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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 |
| Website | www |
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]
Albums
| 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
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17 | 15
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| 2015 | 3
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7 | 10
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| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Details |
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| 2008 | Loose Boots
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- Their song "Lullaby" was featured in an anti-smoking ad that featured the grim reaper disguised as an attractive woman who gave out free cigarettes[15]
- Their song "Little Toy Gun" was featured in a promo for the Showtime network[16]
- Their song "LA River" was used in the series finale of the series Brothers & Sisters[17]
- The band performed the opening theme for the first season of the television series The Guest Book, appear at the end of every episode to perform a song live at a "venue" in the series, and make a few brief appearances in other scenes.[18]
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