''Hi Honey'' is the third studio album by American rock and roll band

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. It was released on April 21, 2015 on Contender Records. Guests who appear on the album include

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, as well as

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and

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Recording

''Hi Honey'' was recorded at a small space owned by

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and produced by

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, who is known for his work with

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Critical reception

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wrote in the ''

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'' that ''Hi Honey'' "brims with something more than just the wounded abandon that distinguished previous recordings" and said that it "borrows furiously and confidently from history to deliver an immediate blast of booty-shaking brilliance."

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, of

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, awarded the album four out of five stars and said that "the nifty thing about ''Hi Honey'' is how it's cleverly produced to replicate the kinetic sensation of hearing a stack of 45s being spun through an old jukebox." Eric Schuman, writing for ''

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'', named the album "essential new music" in May 2015 and said that it was "both retro-minded and forward-thinking."

Track listing

#"Who the Hell Is Tina?" – 0:59 #"Shake It Little Tina" – 3:22 #"Diane (Don't Point that Thing at Me)" – 2:24 #"Back in School" – 2:06 #"Me n Annie" – 3:24 #"Taste So Good" – 3:25 #"Dickie's Bringin Me Down" – 3:25 #"Danny's Outta Money" – 4:20 #"Little Queen of New Orleans" – 3:56 #"Dumb Boy" – 2:22 #"The Royal Screw" – 2:32 #"Somewhere Along the Avenue" – 2:18 #"Both My Knees" – 4:06

Personnel

*Thomas Brenneck – engineer, mixing, producer *Greg Cartwright – guest artist *Alecia Chakour – backing vocals *Will Donnelly – group member *Sabrina Ellis – backing vocals *James Everhart – group member *Dan Finnemore – composer, group member *Merrill Garbus – guest artist *Dave Guy – horn *Roger Holcombe – featured artist *Wondress Hutchinson – backing vocals *Phil Knott – inside photo *Huddie Ledbetter – composer *Low Cut Connie – primary artist *Kevin Nix – mastering *Vinnie Pastore – guest artist *Anders Petersen – cover photo *Russell Saliba – featured artist *Robert Schuler – featured artist *Neal Sugarman – horn *Jared Tankel – horn * Aaron Tanner – art direction, design *Dean Ween – guest artist *Adam Weiner – composer, group member *Saundra Williams – backing vocals

References

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