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HONEY

About Me


Photos by Bethany Swartz

HONEY is a six-piece of multi-instrumentalists that gather by the waters of a lake named Garda in Connecticut. Their sometimes redcoated frontman Ryan Casey says his greatest motivation behind HONEY has been synaesthesia-—a neurologically-based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway (for example, you can see sounds and hear tastes).

When HONEY is playing music, they enjoy climbing to the top of ivy covered ominous walls of sound to stare upwards into the ambient calm.

Alongside the familiar guitar, drums and bass will be heard unusual combinations of organ, lap steel, saxophone, synthesizers, noise boxes, pedal-playing, and more...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/15/2006
Band Members: Ryan Casey - Organ, Piano, Guitar, Melodica, Vocals

Keith Bouchard - Guitar, Organ, Banjo, Accordion, Vocals

Matt Bohannan - Bass Guitar

John Hall - Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals

Mark Niciu - Drums, Experimental Philosopher

Jason Devin - Trumpet, Drums, Steel String
Influences: The Velvet Underground, Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, Greg Weeks, Dinosaur Jr., The Pink Floyd (with Roger Waters), Jason Faulkner, The Mountain Goats, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Dead Kennedys, The Music Tapes and...
Sounds Like: A Siberian Love Letter
Record Label: Popular Wallpaper Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Check out this event: HONEY / Elf Power Show at The Space / E.P. Release

Hosted By: Manic ProductionsWhen: Saturday Jul 12, 2008at 7:00 PMWhere: The Space (Cultural Center)295 Treadwell StreetHamden, CT 06514United StatesDescription:HONEY will be opening for Elf Power (Ele...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:24:00 GMT

e.p. is done!

HONEY's e.p. is complete.  It is entitled, "The Gravity Research Foundation Presents the Strongman and Other Music for Most Occasions".  We will be officially releasing it at our next show (...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:37:00 GMT

The Strongman

Posted a new song called "The Strongman". Hope you enjoy!
Posted by on Sun, 13 May 2007 21:06:00 GMT

e.p.

We're starting work on a 5 song e.p.  It will be entitled: The Gravity Research Foundation presents The Strongman (and other music for most occasions) or Surely, After the Minnow Comes the Whale ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:10:00 GMT

You Pull Me (Into Nothing)

Posted a new song to the site today.  Hope you enjoy!
Posted by on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 17:51:00 GMT