Honey Is Cool were a Swedish indie rock band from Gothenburg, formed in 1994. The band's final line-up consisted of Karin Dreijer (vocals, guitar), John Jern (guitar), Staffan Larsson (bass), Tina Weibull (keyboards, synthesisers), and Fredrik Wennerlund (drums).
'For the Sun' was one of the band's first songs, recorded in 1994, but never released commercially. A recording can be heard on Youtube.[1] They recorded a demo and were signed by Sun Spot. Their first EP Focky Focky No Pay was released in 1996. The new drummer on the record was Håkan Hellström from Broder Daniel.
After the Focky Focky No Pay was well-received, Honey Is Cool signed on to MVG and released Crazy Love in 1997. This album also got very good reviews but was not a commercial success.[citation needed] Honey Is Cool's failure to sell and the record company's interference in the production of the next album led to the band quitting and setting up their own label, Rabid Records. [citation needed]
The band's line-up then changed, with Hellström returning to Broder Daniel, leaving a place for drummer Fredrik Wennerlund, and in 1999, keyboard player Carl Larsson left the band for Barusta, being replaced by Dan Lepp, who in turn was replaced by Tina Weibull. An EP in the Spring of 1999 was followed by the album Early Morning Are You Working?, which again received positive reviews but limited sales. The title track from the EP Baby Jane, being a Rod Stewart cover, quickly became a radio hit in 2000, but Honey Is Cool announced that they would take a break, since Dreijer was busy with their new project, The Knife, and Wennerlund with Rockmonster. The decisive factor in this was probably the absence of Dreijer, as they had fronted the band and been the main creative force.[citation needed]
Honey Is Cool disbanded on 3 July 2000, following an announcement on the Rabid Records website.
Lyrics from some Honey Is Cool songs re-emerge in songs on the 2003 album Deep Cuts by Karin Dreijer's subsequent band The Knife; Honey Is Cool's 1999 song 'Something Above The Mountains' had featured the lines "There is something above the mountains. There is something that I can't see." but in the Knife's 2003 song 'One For You' Karin sang "If we say that there is something above the mountains, if we say that there is something we can't see, promise you will never believe me, cos I guess I'm just trying to make it easy". The line "We raise our heads for the colour red" was also recycled in the song 'You Take My Breath Away'.
Scandinavian Indie Presents: A short interview with Honey Is Cool
The Story of The Knife
January 01, 1970
honey, cool, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2015, l. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Honey Is Cool news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Honey Is Cool were a Swedish indie rock band from Gothenburg formed in 1994 The band s final line up consisted of Karin Dreijer vocals guitar John Jern guitar Staffan Larsson bass Tina Weibull keyboards synthesisers and Fredrik Wennerlund drums Honey Is CoolOriginGothenburg SwedenGenresIndie rock alternative rock noise rockYears active1994 2000LabelsSunspot MVG RabidPast membersKarin DreijerAnders GothbergJohan HagstromStaffan LarssonJohn JernHakan HellstromPaul KallmanCarl LarssonFredrik WennerlundDan LeppTina Weibull Contents 1 History 2 Discography 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit For the Sun was one of the band s first songs recorded in 1994 but never released commercially A recording can be heard on Youtube 1 They recorded a demo and were signed by Sun Spot Their first EP Focky Focky No Pay was released in 1996 The new drummer on the record was Hakan Hellstrom from Broder Daniel After the Focky Focky No Pay was well received Honey Is Cool signed on to MVG and released Crazy Love in 1997 This album also got very good reviews but was not a commercial success citation needed Honey Is Cool s failure to sell and the record company s interference in the production of the next album led to the band quitting and setting up their own label Rabid Records citation needed The band s line up then changed with Hellstrom returning to Broder Daniel leaving a place for drummer Fredrik Wennerlund and in 1999 keyboard player Carl Larsson left the band for Barusta being replaced by Dan Lepp who in turn was replaced by Tina Weibull An EP in the Spring of 1999 was followed by the album Early Morning Are You Working which again received positive reviews but limited sales The title track from the EP Baby Jane being a Rod Stewart cover quickly became a radio hit in 2000 but Honey Is Cool announced that they would take a break since Dreijer was busy with their new project The Knife and Wennerlund with Rockmonster The decisive factor in this was probably the absence of Dreijer as they had fronted the band and been the main creative force citation needed Honey Is Cool disbanded on 3 July 2000 following an announcement on the Rabid Records website Lyrics from some Honey Is Cool songs re emerge in songs on the 2003 album Deep Cuts by Karin Dreijer s subsequent band The Knife Honey Is Cool s 1999 song Something Above The Mountains had featured the lines There is something above the mountains There is something that I can t see but in the Knife s 2003 song One For You Karin sang If we say that there is something above the mountains if we say that there is something we can t see promise you will never believe me cos I guess I m just trying to make it easy The line We raise our heads for the colour red was also recycled in the song You Take My Breath Away Discography editStudio albums Crazy Love 1997 Early Morning Are You Working 1999 EPs Focky Focky No Pay 1995 Bolero EP 1999 Baby Jane 2000 Singles Nach Heart 1997 Personnel editKarin Dreijer vocals guitar 1994 2000 Anders Gothberg guitar 1994 died 2008 Johan Hagstrom drums 1994 1995 Staffan Larsson bass 1994 2000 John Jern guitar 1994 2000 Hakan Hellstrom drums 1995 1997 Paul Kallman keyboards synthesisers 1995 1997 Carl Larsson keyboards synthesisers 1997 1999 Fredrik Wennerlund drums 1997 2000 Dan Lepp drums 1999 Tina Weibull keyboards synthesisers 1999 2000 References edit For the Sun Youtube 2009 03 13 Archived from the original on 2021 12 19 Retrieved 2019 07 15 External links editOfficial website Honey Is Cool at Rabid Records Scandinavian Indie Presents A short interview with Honey Is Cool The Story of The Knife Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Honey Is Cool amp oldid 1177718227, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
