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Honey Island Swamp Band
Great music begins with great songs, and great songs are what the Honey Island Swamp Band are all about. The band came together after four friends were marooned in San Francisco after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. Amidst the chaos, they formed a band, got some gigs, and their "Americana on the Bayou" sound was born. Their eponymous EP was recorded in 2006 at famed studio The Plant in Sausalito, CA, and was received so well that they all decided to continue the band upon moving back home to New Orleans in 2007. 2009's Wishing Well, the band's first full length album (produced by Tom Drummond of Better Than Ezra) won "Best Blues Album” from OffBeat Magazine, which also honored the band as "Best Emerging Artist". HISB's newest offering, Good To You, was released in April 2010 along with their performances at the French Quarter Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The new album has quickly become a staple of most DJs on the Crescent City's legendary radio station WWOZ, as well as on Sirius/XM satellite radio’s Bluesville and traditional stations from coast-to-coast. Featuring the southern strut of songs such as “Rod n Reel”, "300 Pounds" and the album’s first single “Chocolate Cake”, Good To You illuminates the mix of country-inflected rock and New Orleans funky blues that makes Honey Island Swamp Band's music so familiar and unique at the same time.
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