The Honeyjoys are a recently formed five-piece pop/folk act with Rachael Sheffield on vocals; Allan Sheffield on guitar and vocals; Claire Barry on piano, flute and vocals, Dan Graver on bass and Will Probert on drums. We have recently played at prominent Brisbane venues including Ric’s Café, The Calypso Bar, The Alley and the Jubilee Hotel.
Through January 09 the band will be playing gigs in Sydney and Melbourne to promote the release of our eponymously titled six song EP.
Tour dates:
Saturday, 10th January @ 303, Northcote, Melbourne
Sunday, 11th January @ The Elwood Lounge, Elwood, Melbourne
Friday, 16th January @ The Supper Club, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Sunday, 18th January @ Sun Sets, Fringe Bar, Paddington, Sydney
Friday, 30th January @ The Globe, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane.
Tickets for our Brisbane EP Launch are available through www.oztix.com.au
The Honeyjoys draw from a wide range of influences, plenty of them unfashionable. Some songs reflect a straight-faced reprisal of the classic sounds of bands such as Fleetwood Mac, others the jangly vulnerability of The Sundays. Other songs emerge from more of a folk tradition and combine jazzy or bluesy embellishments with a Furtardo-esque vocal delivery. Most of the songs are about creating a mood or feeling and are consequently more visceral than cerebral, but thematically the songs range from death and anxiety to escape and redemption.
www.myspace.com/thehoneyjoys
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