The Honey Buzzards were a Norwich, England based band who achieved significant Independent Music success in the early 1990's.
They were formed by Ian Thompson (vocals/guitar), Simon Shaw
(bass) and Matthew Wayne (drums) at Norwich
School in 1988, and shortly recruited Nathan
Moore and John Evans as guitarists.
They released three singles on Manchester based Sheer Joy Records: Sympathy (For Two Girls) (1990), Star Happy (1990) and Pale Horse (1991)
all of which made the Top 20 of the Indie Chart, and issued a promo
single with remixes by The Orb. Their strongest sales however were
in Scandinavia, particularly Sweden.
The first single was produced by Michael Johnson, who was responsible
for most of New Order’s back catalogue including the “Brotherhood”,
“Low-life” and “Technique” albums. In 1991, the band recorded two BBC
Sessions, one for the Mark Goodier Evening Session (Radio 1) and one for
Hit The North (Radio 5), while John Peel championed the band’s singles
extensively.
THE HONEY BUZZARDS
Star Happy EP
1992 Sheer Joy
01. Star Happy
02. Sleepwalker
03. Balancing Act
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