honeyhoney

Los Angeles-based Honeyhoney is led by Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe, and the twosome is certainly an engaging pair. They have a new record, First Rodeo, out today, that is a stellar mix of folk, soul, country, bluegrass, rock, and pop. While they do record and tour with a complete band, they stopped by for our Groupee Session with no other players, showcasing the purity of the songs (all from the new record). (Note: Wendy Wang of The Sweet Hurt did join them on backing vocals for one song.)

The video for their first single, "Little Toy Gun", was directed by Kiefer Sutherland and was a featured video on MySpace recently. The video takes place in the old West and the band's music certainly evokes lonesome prairies and tumbleweed dustups.

Santo and Jaffe share songwriting duties in the band. Santo's voice, which has soul and country shadings to it, is the star of many songs, but this is a true partnership, with the two playing off of each other on and off stage.