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Honeyhoney is the jazzy, twangy, rollicking collaboration between vocalist
Suzanne Santo and guitarist Ben Jaffe. Prior to joining the duo, Jaffe recorded music for TV and film; he then met
Santo (an actress whose résumé included stints on Law & Order and Blind Justice) through a mutual friend, who took Jaffe to see one of
Santo's solo gigs. The two began holding informal songwriting sessions and soon discovered a musical partnership. Adopting the name
honeyhoney, they also discovered an early supporter in
Kiefer Sutherland, who signed the band to Ironworks Music, a label he co-owned with musician
Jude Cole.
Honeyhoney made their studio debut by issuing the Loose Boots EP in early 2008; the musicians then hit the road with
Lifehouse (another band on the Ironworks roster) while finding time to work on their debut album. First Rodeo was released later that year, featuring varied influences that ranged from crossover jazz to neo-soul to engaging alt-country.
Raymond Richards of
Local Natives produced
Honeyhoney's sophomore effort,
Billy Jack, which arrived in October 2011 on the group's own
honeyhoney imprint, distributed by Lost Highway. The duo next signed a recording contract with the esteemed roots music label Rounder Records, and their third album, produced by
Dave Cobb and simply titled
3, appeared in April 2015. ~ Mark Deming