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The California Honeydrops
See Me Cry

Written by Antoni Lech Wierzynski & Amethyst Bickham
Recorded at 25th St. Studios in Oakland, CA, and The Cave in Oakland, CA
Produced by Antoni Lech Wierzynski
Additional Production by Jacob LaCally
Engineered & Mixed by Jacob LaCally
Additional Engineering by Scott McDowell
Assistant Engineering by Jeff Kolhede
Mastered by JJ Golden


INSTRUMENTS
Antoni Lech Wierzynski - Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Trumpet
Benjamin John Malament - Drums, Background Vocals
Beaumont Beaullieu - Bass
Lorenzo Loera - Clavinet, , Background VocalsPiano
Yanos Lustig - Saxophone
Oliver Tuttle - Trombone
Scott Messersmith - Drums
Leon Cotter - Saxophone  
Jay Gandhi - Flute
Agnieszka Uscinska - Violin 
Graham Patzner - Violin
Samantha Feliciano - Harp
Kelyn Crapp - Electric Guitar


LYRICS:

I won’t let you see me cry again
I won’t let you see me cry again

There’s nothing you wouldn’t use against me
And I’ve seen all I have to see
I know there must be something better out there for me
I know

I won’t let you see me cry again
I won’t let you see me cry again

You tell me it’s a mean old world to live in
Yeah but I think I’m better off on my own
When you say you love me
It don’t mean a thing anymore
Woah
Yeah

I say goodbye
Oooh
For the last time

I won’t let you see me cry again
I won’t let you see me cry again

See Me Cry

Sorry Situation Number Four

Album number three, conceived in three different studios around the world, by the three-headed love monster which is Buttering Trio.

Our third and new album is the reflection of the sobering evolvement of ourselves. We approached the making of the album with clarity and intention, working on a regular basis with a very specific vision, a vision of an album that ultimately combines the beauty of studio-beat-making and organic songwriting. Unlike our previous albums, that were more on the range of spontaneous intuitive combustions, this album is a matured love child of an ever-awaking threesome of parents. ‘Threesome’ is an album that moves the soul, bounces the body and looks in the eyes.

The album was created in 3 different studios around the world - Trixx Studios in Berlin, Fossil Studios in London and Firehouse Studios in Tel Aviv. All the sessions were driven by an uncompromising sound approach, yet always with the natural twist of noise. The creative process was in liquid form - it could be an intuitive beat making upon which harmonies and lyrics are laid, or it could begin with a well processed harmony to which a rhythm is matched.The song making was always potent with playfulness but the big picture was solid. 

Influenced, as always, by round-the-galaxy rhythms and ideas, from indian ragas thru tribal music to archetypical melodies with a drop of dub, this is definitely a new kind of genre. Or no kind at all. This style represents our music and comes to a perfect extraction in this album. Each song stands for itself as an individual, tells a single complete story, still contributing to the harmony of the whole. The special kind of tension between the single song and the whole musical vision is one that we play with, in our live concerts and in this new album specifically. 

The album owes its’ existence to the uniquely changing relationship between the three of us. A relationship that manifests through communication that allows space and mystery, and is based on the common primal acceptance that nothing stays the same.

Some ultra talented friends helped to make this album - Asaf Shay, Piloni, Yogev Glusman, Yonatan Albalak, Tomer Bar, Raz Olsher and Avi Tuchman.

Buttering Trio - Unexperienced

ANN ROBINSON - You Did It

The Head And The Heart

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$ With Marc Quinones On Percusion

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Abracadabra

Trash Can

Bon Bon

Bon Bon (Mike Lindsay Remix)

“The California Honeydrops...evoke the greasy rumble of Booker T and channel the spiritual ecstasy of Sly and the Family Stone.” -Rolling Stone

Formed in the subway systems of Oakland, retro-soul outfit The California Honeydrops are an electrifying group that defy convention at every turn. They’ve become a mainstay at festivals including Byron Bay Bluesfest (Australia), Outside Lands, Monterey Jazz, Lightning In A Bottle, and touring with B.B. King, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, and Allen Toussaint. Led by the enigmatic and energetic frontman, Lech Wierzynski, and drummer Benjamin Malament, each member of the band is a virtuoso in their own rite — Yanos “Johnny Bones” Lustig on saxophone, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards/guitar, Beaumont Beaullieu on bass, and regularly accompanied by Oliver Tuttle on trombone, Leon Cotter on saxophone/clarinet, and Miles Lyons on trombone/sousaphone — navigating through a vast repertoire of original songs and timeless classics every night. But what truly sets them apart is their unwavering commitment to the art of improvisation - a skill so finely honed that they have completely abandoned the use of set lists and no two shows are ever the same. Off stage, their music has been streamed more than 200 million times, and placed in a variety of TV and films, including “Dead To Me,” “Alaska Daily,” “Black-ish” and more. They are currently touring North America in support of their new deluxe album, 'Soft Spot'.

https://ineffable.to/softspotdeluxe
 

The Honeydrops have come a long way since guitarist and trumpeter Lech Wierzynkski and drummer Ben Malament started busking in an Oakland BART station, but the band has stayed true to that organic, street-level feel. With the additions of Johnny Bones on tenor sax and clarinet, Lorenzo Loera on keyboards, and Beau Bradbury on bass, they’ve built a powerful full-band sound to support Wierzynski’s vocals.

 

Listening to Lech sing, it can be a surprise that he was born in Warsaw, Poland, and raised by Polish political refugees. He learned his vocal stylings from contraband American recordings of Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, and Louis Armstrong, and later at Oberlin College and on the club circuit in Oakland, California. Bringing all those influences together with the rest of the band’s diverse experiences into a unified musical vision, the California Honeydrops expect to play parties for a long time.

 

 Discography:

    Like You Mean It (2013)
     Honeydrops Live (2012)
    Spreadin' Honey (2010)
    Soul Tub (2008)

It's Alright But It Ain't The Same

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