“The song was written for my daughter Beatrice,” says Toby Pazner on “Honey Bea,” the new single by the Olympians. There is a big 10 piece string section on this one as well as 4 trumpets, two trombones, and baritone. I wanted to make something big that sounds different than things everyone is making today. I wrote the outro while sitting in the live room at Penrose Records while Lee Fields and Gabe Roth wrote “Sentimental Fool” in the control room.” “Honey Bea,” is off The Olympians’ forthcoming album In Search of a Revival, available February 13th via Daptone Records.

The Olympians’ 2016 self-titled debut lifted NYC collective to the forefront of the city’s burgeoning soul scene—and soon after, the world. Now, almost a decade later, they return with their first new recordings in ten years: an album every bit as powerful and transcendent as its predecessor.

In 2008, Toby Pazner and a group of New York City’s most sought-after musicians found themselves in a Brooklyn bedroom, gathered around a Tascam 388 tape machine. There, they recorded what would become the debut 45 of a project he named The Olympians—initially released on Truth & Soul Records.

Eight years later, while on tour in the Greek Islands, Pazner had a fever dream in which he was visited by a toga-clad, curly-haired figure. The mysterious presence urged him to return across the great sea to build a “Temple of Sound”—a vision that ultimately materialized as the group’s self-titled album, released in 2016 on Daptone Records. The record featured a long list of elite musicians from the Daptone family, all of whom contributed their talents to help realize Pazner’s creative vision.

In Search of a Revival revisits the original dream that inspired The Olympians but with a more introspective and evolved approach. This time, and a whole 10 years since the self-titled debut was released, Pazner composed, arranged, and produced the entire album on his own. Featuring a mix of returning musicians from his debut as well as a handful of friends and collaborators he has met on his musical journey–forming a 17 person ensemble of the scene’s top players.

The Olympians
In Search Of Revival
Tracklist
Daptone Records

1. In Search Of A Revival Part 1
2. Strawberry Kiwi
3. Thunderball
4. California
5. A Little Something
6. Here Comes Ben
7. In Search of a Revival Part 2
8. Saraswati Puja
9. Hollywood Cold
10. Tall Grass
11. Wildfire
12. Honey Bea

Pre-order In Search Of Revival HERE