{{short description|American musical group}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = honeyhoney | image = | caption = | years_active = 2006–2017 | origin = Los Angeles, California, United States | genre = Americana, alternative country, indie rock | label = Ironworks<br>honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway<br>Rounder | current_members = Benjamin Jaffe - Guitar, Vocals<br>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.<ref name="pastemagazine1">{{cite news |last=Leahey |first=Andrew |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/band-of-the-week-honeyhoney.html |title=Band of the Week: honeyhoney |work=Paste |date=December 1, 2008 |accessdate=May 1, 2014 |archive-date=May 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502013430/http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/12/band-of-the-week-honeyhoney.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> They originally performed under the name Zanzibar Lewis and were under that name when they signed with the now-defunct Ironworks record label.<ref name="Bluegrass">{{cite web |url=https://www.thebluegrassspecial.com/archive/2009/march2009/honeyhoneymarch09.php |title=Opposites Attract, And honeyhoney Settles In For a Long Run |work=The Bluegrass Special |date=March 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2016 |author=McGee, David}}</ref>
Their debut album, ''First Rodeo'', was released by Ironworks on November 4.<ref name="Bluegrass"/> Ironworks co-owner Kiefer Sutherland directed and starred in the group's music video for their song "Little Toy Gun".<ref>{{cite news |last=Zouves |first=Natasha |url=http://www.nbclosangeles.com/the-scene/events/Honeyhoney-Makes-Sweet-Sexy-Music-99580479.html |title=Honeyhoney Makes Sweet, Sexy Music |work=KNBC |date=July 30, 2010 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref> Honeyhoney toured with Lifehouse, another Ironworks band, at the start of their career.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mousertime.blogspot.com/2011/08/honeyhoney-interview-with-suzanne-santo.html |title=HoneyHoney Interview with Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe |website=Mousertime.blogspot.com |date=August 25, 2011 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref> The band released their second studio album, ''Billy Jack'', on Oct 24, 2011 under their own honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway label.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theboot.com/honeyhoney-billy-jack-new-album/ |title=honeyhoney to Release 'Billy Jack' Album With Lost Highway |work=The Boot |date=August 23, 2011 |accessdate=August 2, 2016 |author=Galperinia, Marina}}</ref>
Their third album, ''3'', was produced by Dave Cobb and released June 9, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.glidemagazine.com/137163/honeyhoney-iii-album-review/ |title=HoneyHoney - 3 (Album Review) |first=Jeff |last=Strowe |work=Glide Magazine |date=June 9, 2015 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.americansongwriter.com/2015/06/honeyhoney-iii/ |title=HoneyHoney: 3 |first=Hal |last=Horowitz |work=American Songwriter |date=June 9, 2015 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref>
The duo parted with Rounder and disbanded in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-11 |title=Benjamin Jaffe Dives Into ‘Oh, Wild Ocean of Love’ While HoneyHoney Take Deep Breath, PopMatters |url=https://www.popmatters.com/benjamin-jaffe-honeyhoney-2567493784.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=PopMatters |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Felix |date=2022-03-04 |title=On a break from a world tour, Benjamin Jaffe will join old friends at The Egremont Barn |url=https://www.berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/berkshirelandscapes/benjamin-jaffe-kasey-musgraves-tour-egremont-barn/article_81ae6c6c-9aff-11ec-85eb-4b9287601a6b.html |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Berkshire Eagle |language=en}}</ref>
==Style== ''Paste Magazine'' describes honeyhoney's style as "display[ing] the common pop thread between alt.country, spaghetti western soundtracks and swampy blues."<ref name="pastemagazine1"/>
''Glide Magazine'' stated that "honeyhoney deftly mixes elements of folk, soul, country, pop, and rock."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.glidemagazine.com/13394/honey-honey/ |title=Honey Honey: First Rodeo |first=Jeremy |last=Lukens |work=Glide Magazine |date=February 19, 2009 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iberkshires.com/story/46183/Mount-Greylock-Alum-Jaffe-Returns-to-Perform-Benefit-Concert.html?source=most_read |title=Mount Greylock Alum Jaffe Returns to Perform Benefit Concert |first=Rebecca |last=Dravis |website=iberkshires.com |date=April 8, 2014 |accessdate=May 1, 2014}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center; |- !rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Album details !colspan=2|Peak chart positions |- style="vertical-align:top;line-height:1.2" !width=30px|<small>{{nowrap|Top Heatseekers}}</small><br /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/honeyhoney/chart-history/heatseekers-albums |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127220828/https://www.billboard.com/music/honeyhoney/chart-history/heatseekers-albums |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2018 |title=honeyhoney chart history - Heatseaker Albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref> !width=60px|<small>{{nowrap|Billboard Folk Album}}</small><br /><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/honeyhoney |title=honeyhoney chart history - Americana/Folk Albums |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=May 19, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2008 | align=left| ''First Rodeo'' * Released: November 4, 2008 * Label: Ironworks | — || — * |- | 2011 | align=left| ''Billy Jack'' * Released: October 25, 2011 * Label: honeyhoney Records/Lost Highway | 17 || 15 * |- | 2015 | align=left| ''3'' * Released: June 9, 2015 * Label: Rounder | 7 || 10 * |- | colspan=25 style=font-size:8pt;| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. |}
===Extended plays===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center; |- !Year !Details |- | 2008 | align=left| ''Loose Boots'' * Released: February 26, 2008 * Label: Ironworks |}
==Suzanne Santo collaborations== *"On the Shelf" from the album ''Fool's Gold'' by Big B<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/on-the-shelf-mt0047489155 |title=On the Shelf - Big B |website=AllMusic |department=Song Info |accessdate=August 2, 2016}}</ref> *"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<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sites.psu.edu/floresrcl2012/tag/anti-smoking-ad/ |title=Anti-Smoking Ad: Week 4 |first=Francis |last=Flores |work=Stumbling on Through |publisher=Sites at Penn State |date=October 4, 2012 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref> *Their song "Little Toy Gun" was featured in a promo for the Showtime network<ref>{{cite web |url=http://honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com/user/video/5143821/honeyhoney-on-showtime/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140821182739/http://honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com/user/video/5143821/honeyhoney-on-showtime/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 21, 2014 |title=Honeyhoney on Showtime! |website=Honeyhoneyband.buzznet.com |publisher=Buzznet |date=February 17, 2010 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref> *Their song "LA River" was used in the series finale of the series ''Brothers & Sisters''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/brothers-and-sisters/season-5/7630#songs |title=Brothers and Sisters Soundtrack S5 E22 |website=TuneFind |date=May 8, 2011 |accessdate=July 16, 2015}}</ref> *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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/arts/television/the-guest-book-tbs-tv-review.html |title=Review: Rental Wackiness, Detailed in TBS's 'The Guest Book' |author=Genzlinger, Neil |work=The New York Times |date=August 2, 2017 |accessdate=August 4, 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=honeyhoney-mn0001018023}} * [http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb111122honeyhoney honeyhoney] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502034334/http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb111122honeyhoney |date=2014-05-02 }} on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
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Category:Musical groups established in 2006 Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles Category:Musical duos from California Category:Folk rock groups from California Category:Ironworks Music artists