“Pop with a purpose… [The Honey Brothers} coat soaring sugary hooks with just the right amount of attitude.” -ARTISTdirect

New York’s exuberant “new wave folk” group The Honey Brothers are ready to release their ‘Demonstration’ EP digitally June 16th. It’s a 4-song mini soundtrack to the summer that “infuses true lyrical poetry into massive melodies” (ARTISTdirect).

The EP kicks off with the joyful indie-rock jam “Demonstration,” followed by the Tropicalia-inflected ukulele sing-a-long “Moonlight.” The Honey Brothers pay homage to The Cure’s new-wave pop on the synth-heavy “Won’t Last Long” and close the EP with the Gang of Four inspired dance-rock anthem “Perfect Parent.”

Josh Baron of Relix Magazine observed that “the secret to the band’s success… is that they know how to write catchy tunes that are unabashedly indebted to pop-rock royalty while making them entirely their own.”

Stream the ‘Demonstration’ EP here:

1). “Demonstration”
2). “Moonlight”
3). “Won’t Last Long”
4). “Perfect Parent”

The Honey Brothers are set to play these songs and more from their previous releases at California’s Wanderlust Festival on July 26th, New Jersey’s All Points West August 1st, Montreal’s Osheaga Festival August 2nd, and Seattle’s Bumbershoot on September 6th.

Live:
Jul. 24 – Lake Tahoe, CA – Wanderlust Festival (w/Andrew Bird, Spoon)
Aug. 01 – Jersey City, NJ – All Points West Festival (w/ My Bloody
Valentine, St. Vincent, Neko Case)
Aug. 02 – Montreal, Quebec – Osheaga Festival (w/ The Decemberists,
Crystal Castles, Beastie Boys)
Sep. 06 – Seattle, WA – Bumbershoot Festival (w/ Modest Mouse, Os
Mutantes, Todd Snider)

The Honey Brothers are:
Dory Honey (Andrew Vladeck) – Banjo / Vocals
Honey DuContra (Adrian Grenier) – Drums /Vocals
H. Huckleberry Honey (Ari Gold) – Ukulele / Vocals
Dr. J Carl Honey (D.S. Posner) – Guitar / Vocals

‘Demonstration’ EP Track List:
1. Demonstration
2. Moonlight
3. Won’t Last Long
4. Perfect Parent

The Honey Brothers turned heads with an impromptu “new wave folk” sing-a-long at truck-stop diner on a recent Northeast tour. The video clip below documents moments like this as well as performances of their new songs “Demonstration” and “Won’t Last Long” :