The last thing The Honeydogs' lead singer songwriter, Adam Levy, wants his … Read Full Bio ↴The last thing The Honeydogs' lead singer songwriter, Adam Levy, wants his band to be is a Sunshine Committee. You know, the cloying co-workers who attempt to bring a little Trojan Horse happiness to the dysfunctional corporation on the eve of mass layoffs with flowers, pizza, ribbons, lace, and cupcakes? No, the Honeydogs have chosen a tough path, singing about serious subject matter always avoiding the maudlin and producing some music of great emotional intensity, complexity and beauty.
Starting with 2001's brilliant day darkener, Here's Luck, the band charted a course of, as Paste magazine said, capturing "the Zeitgeist of this anxious era." The follow-up, 10,000 Years, was hailed as the bands' masterpiece—a concept album based on Levy's experiences in social work telling the story of a poor urban test tube kids’s rise and fall during a genocidal apocalypse in the not-so-distant future. In 2006 the band released Amygdala, a record thematically exploring fear in its varied forms—abandonment, losing children, war & death, aging, social decay.
In 2009 the band emerges with an offering considerably more hopeful in these desperate times. The tracks on Sunshine Committee reflect a complex, often nuanced intersection of art and humanity while marking a return to a more live, rocking sound.
Once featured guests, Matt Darling on trombone and Steven Kung on trumpet have now become integral core members of the band, adding a vintage Stax/Volt-Muscle Shoals unctuousness to the record. Bass player Trent Norton’s writhingly hooky parts almost singularly define the new improved sound. Levy and Brian Halverson have further perfected their guitar matrimony, playing off each other and swapping leads and obbligatos. Peter Sands, given extra real estate space, layers clavinets, harpsichords, pianos, Hammond organs, Chamberlains, and various odd keyboards from his museum of myriad electronic instruments. Drummer Peter Anderson directs traffic like an empathic inner city principal, alternately slamming and playing with great economy, sensitivity and restraint.
As always, the band refers to the traditional soul and rock touchstones while creating something interesting, unpredictable, insightful, and moving: shades of the Stones' Exile on Main Street, Fresh-era Sly Stone, twilight Hendrix and Revolver-esque Beatles, all with Levy's surreal, evocative and enigmatic lyrics winding sinuously through the savory mix.
Sunshine Committee is the band’s first truly self-produced effort, with the entire band involved in the conception, engineering and editing of the record. Granted permission to record this and his children’s record (Bunny Clogs) at the Institute of Production and Recording where Levy is a teacher, the EP's production provided top students with a “laboratory” environment in which to experiment with various mics and recording techniques, comment on arrangement and performance, and assist in the editing process.
Capping off the roster of contributing talent, friend and mainstay John Fields, freshly finished with recording the Jonas Brothers, offered up his mixing expertise to the band.
On the eve of this, the Honeydog's 10th release, with solo projects and new records percolating, the band emerges confident in their ability to reinvent their sound while keeping alive the best musical and thematic features that have been their trademarks for nearly 15 years.
Starting with 2001's brilliant day darkener, Here's Luck, the band charted a course of, as Paste magazine said, capturing "the Zeitgeist of this anxious era." The follow-up, 10,000 Years, was hailed as the bands' masterpiece—a concept album based on Levy's experiences in social work telling the story of a poor urban test tube kids’s rise and fall during a genocidal apocalypse in the not-so-distant future. In 2006 the band released Amygdala, a record thematically exploring fear in its varied forms—abandonment, losing children, war & death, aging, social decay.
In 2009 the band emerges with an offering considerably more hopeful in these desperate times. The tracks on Sunshine Committee reflect a complex, often nuanced intersection of art and humanity while marking a return to a more live, rocking sound.
Once featured guests, Matt Darling on trombone and Steven Kung on trumpet have now become integral core members of the band, adding a vintage Stax/Volt-Muscle Shoals unctuousness to the record. Bass player Trent Norton’s writhingly hooky parts almost singularly define the new improved sound. Levy and Brian Halverson have further perfected their guitar matrimony, playing off each other and swapping leads and obbligatos. Peter Sands, given extra real estate space, layers clavinets, harpsichords, pianos, Hammond organs, Chamberlains, and various odd keyboards from his museum of myriad electronic instruments. Drummer Peter Anderson directs traffic like an empathic inner city principal, alternately slamming and playing with great economy, sensitivity and restraint.
As always, the band refers to the traditional soul and rock touchstones while creating something interesting, unpredictable, insightful, and moving: shades of the Stones' Exile on Main Street, Fresh-era Sly Stone, twilight Hendrix and Revolver-esque Beatles, all with Levy's surreal, evocative and enigmatic lyrics winding sinuously through the savory mix.
Sunshine Committee is the band’s first truly self-produced effort, with the entire band involved in the conception, engineering and editing of the record. Granted permission to record this and his children’s record (Bunny Clogs) at the Institute of Production and Recording where Levy is a teacher, the EP's production provided top students with a “laboratory” environment in which to experiment with various mics and recording techniques, comment on arrangement and performance, and assist in the editing process.
Capping off the roster of contributing talent, friend and mainstay John Fields, freshly finished with recording the Jonas Brothers, offered up his mixing expertise to the band.
On the eve of this, the Honeydog's 10th release, with solo projects and new records percolating, the band emerges confident in their ability to reinvent their sound while keeping alive the best musical and thematic features that have been their trademarks for nearly 15 years.
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The Honeydogs Lyrics
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23rd Chromosome The Hero's welcome home He found a bit unsettling When the…
Bad Day Good Night Get, undress and fall into our bed This can of worms…
Becky's Hand Well, I'm across town and I can't be late I know…
Belle Epoque Use at your own risk Double helix Meth lab motel specters Na…
Belle Époque Use at your own risk Double helix Meth lab motel specters …
Busy Man Baby got home the other day And round here, things ain't…
Can I Change Your Mind? Bet you never thought you'd see me again Well here I…
Chasing The Sun Words, the writing's on the wall But it's Greek to me I…
Cherub Lying on cotton sheets You wish they were silk If you can't…
Dear Prudence Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play Dear Prudence, gre…
Donna's 7 Donna's seven Donna's seven Alone until eleven Waiting, wait…
For The Tears Made out like a bandit Never ends like you planned it You…
Freakshow I saw the abominable snowman at the fair Carnie says he's…
Glee Got some wine, I got a dozen roses Gotta get…
Hearts & Heads I want a ticket out of boredom [Now was] something to…
I Don't Mind Do you remember me outside your door? I begged and…
I Miss You Days are cold and gray It's hard to be away But I…
Into Thin Air Behind shaky worship heaves a bitter moon Mother wit and str…
John Brown Can you see a king Suspend all disbelief Walking through the…
Kandiyohi There's a smell you can't find nowhere else It's sick…
Like A Fortress Night time rolled around Got in my car, crossed town She b…
Losing Transmissions Over the airwaves Under the Radar Say it again it's not sink…
Lost Again There's time before the sun wakes up and grabs me And…
Mainline Take a walk with me behind the curtain I know your…
Miles Away Dear, I sit in a room, [in my bed] And I…
Miriam Levy Your house is gone And so are you Your husband di…
Moth You, swore you never found anything about me you could…
Over You Staying here is killing me I know it wasn't meant to…
Pins In Dolls You bought a bridge last night Now you watching it burn Ho…
Put Me To Bed Before I forget Before your last cigarette Before I say some…
Red Dye #40 Sit with me in the gutter for a while Come on,…
Rumor Has It You look good with your lights and mirrors But I could…
Sans Sucre Levy Not far from the cradle close to the grave You'd ge…
Seen A Ghost Bells, they rang all night Toss and turn in our bed,…
So Long Ten years I been with you Some good we had few Now…
Sour Grapes Twenty-eight, twenty-six The three alarm at five o'clock S…
Stonewall The Queen is dead After the drag show The lady in the…
Sweet Pea There she goes She walks like she'd rather not be in…
Tell Me How high can you go before gravity pulls you And I…
That's Me You don't need much in a man Just a job and…
The Crown Come hell Or hot water You're going down And easy, lies the …
Those Things Are Hers Here we are We're finally alone now It's just you and me And…
Twitch I'm climbing up your ladder now the next rung is…
What I Want Don't you know you're everything to me Everything I want, ev…
Wilson Boulevard A piece of string Holding everything, together Unraveling …
Your Blue Door Your blue door that I walked through before First Sunday kis…
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Nate Crowder
Outstanding as always! Love what I've heard off the new album!
Craven Canary - Aubben Renée
If only you knew the number of smiles this song has put on my mouth! ❤️😊
Ryan put together such beautifully energetic footage that suits the song perfectly! Bravo!
mike hoffman
great vid matched up w/great song
mike hoffman
love your live first ave post
Christian Spraungel
@MegaLlamas1 and theyre playing first avenue tomorrow night!
La Noelle
:)