Honeyhoney Explained

honeyhoney
Years Active:	2006–2017
Origin:	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre:	Americana, alternative country, indie rock
Label:	Ironworks honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway Rounder
Current 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.

History

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]

The duo parted with Rounder and disbanded in 2017.^{[8] [9]}

Style

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]

Outreach

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]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
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2008	First Rodeo Released: November 4, 2008 Label: Ironworks	—	—
2011	Billy Jack Released: October 25, 2011 Label: honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway	17	15
2015	3 Released: June 9, 2015 Label: Rounder	7	10
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Extended plays

Suzanne Santo collaborations

• "On the Shelf" from the album Fool's Gold by Big B^[14]
• "The Game" by Oleg Tumanov
• "Take Me Away" from the album Starting Ground by Josh Blackburn

In the media

• 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]

External links

• • • honeyhoney on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic

Notes and References

1. News: Leahey . Andrew . Band of the Week: honeyhoney . Paste . December 1, 2008 . May 1, 2014 . May 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013430/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/band-of-the-week-honeyhoney.html . dead .
2. Web site: Opposites Attract, And honeyhoney Settles In For a Long Run . The Bluegrass Special . March 2009 . August 2, 2016 . McGee, David.
3. News: Zouves . Natasha . Honeyhoney Makes Sweet, Sexy Music . KNBC . July 30, 2010 . May 1, 2014.
4. Web site: HoneyHoney Interview with Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe . Mousertime.blogspot.com . August 25, 2011 . May 1, 2014.
5. Web site: honeyhoney to Release 'Billy Jack' Album With Lost Highway . The Boot . August 23, 2011 . August 2, 2016 . Galperinia, Marina.
6. News: HoneyHoney - 3 (Album Review) . Jeff . Strowe . Glide Magazine . June 9, 2015 . July 16, 2015.
7. News: HoneyHoney: 3 . Hal . Horowitz . American Songwriter . June 9, 2015 . July 16, 2015.
8. Web site: 2018-05-11 . Benjamin Jaffe Dives Into ‘Oh, Wild Ocean of Love’ While HoneyHoney Take Deep Breath, PopMatters . 2023-09-20 . PopMatters . en-US.
9. Web site: Carroll . Felix . 2022-03-04 . On a break from a world tour, Benjamin Jaffe will join old friends at The Egremont Barn . 2023-09-20 . The Berkshire Eagle . en.
10. News: Honey Honey: First Rodeo . Jeremy . Lukens . Glide Magazine . February 19, 2009 . May 1, 2014.
11. Web site: Mount Greylock Alum Jaffe Returns to Perform Benefit Concert . Rebecca . Dravis . iberkshires.com . April 8, 2014 . May 1, 2014.
12. honeyhoney chart history - Heatseaker Albums . https://web.archive.org/web/20181127220828/https://www.billboard.com/music/honeyhoney/chart-history/heatseekers-albums . dead . November 27, 2018 . Billboard . May 19, 2019.
13. honeyhoney chart history - Americana/Folk Albums . Billboard . May 19, 2019.
14. Web site: On the Shelf - Big B . AllMusic . Song Info . August 2, 2016.
15. Web site: Anti-Smoking Ad: Week 4 . Francis . Flores . Stumbling on Through . Sites at Penn State . October 4, 2012 . July 16, 2015.
16. Web site: Honeyhoney on Showtime! . Honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com . Buzznet . February 17, 2010 . July 16, 2015.
17. Web site: Brothers and Sisters Soundtrack S5 E22 . TuneFind . May 8, 2011 . July 16, 2015.
18. Web site: Review: Rental Wackiness, Detailed in TBS's 'The Guest Book' . Genzlinger, Neil . The New York Times . August 2, 2017 . August 4, 2017.