John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, together recording as The Submarines, will have one helluva story to tell their grandkids when asked to share their romantic past.

Each started out staggering around the music scene in Boston -- he producing records under the alias Jack Drag and she recording solo stuff with old band mates from Helium -- when they were introduced through friends in the business.

Before long Dragonetti introduced the then-acoustic pop Hazard to the alluring world of electric instrumentation -- blazing the path to her next record (produced by him) and igniting a rock and roll romance.

After a tour in Europe where the each guest-starred in the other's performances, the head-in-the-clouds couple continued making music for four years. Shortly after transporting their truckloads of track listings to LA, the happy duo landed in Splitsville (perhaps they'll bypass the breakup when retelling the tale to the little ones, but for the purposes of music history, I will share it here).

Because Hazard yielded solos out of Dragonetti's home studio, the two still saw each other on a regular basis. It didn't take long to realize that the music they were making post-breakup was a traumatic exposé of their woebegone lives without one another.

Soon enough, they realized that the romance was still alive, and got back together -- for good. And those passionate tracks resulted in more than a revived relationship: a friend compiled the combination of songs, and mastered a record (Declare A New State) as a wedding gift to the twosome.

Sorrowful split-up behind them, and nothing but a bright future ahead, the newlyweds recently released their second album, an in-depth account of life on the sunny side of the fence.

Honeysuckle Weeks, released on May 13, is a smorgasbord of poppy, colorful sound. Utilizing Dragonetti's aesthetic imagination in mixing and electric instrumentation (don't worry though -- traditional acoustic elements make an appearance, as well as a visiting section quartet) and Hazard's enchantingly adorable voice as the lead, the album is the honeymoon of this rock 'n' romance.

The first track of their honeyed album, Sub Symphonika showcases the tandem's belief in second chances at love ("everybody deserves to be adored / why would you settle for less when the world gives you more") and introduces listeners to their wide range of influences -- from sixties psychedelic to stellar string sets and gypsy-like looping.

The second, Thorny Thicket , sets the garden-style theme of the album and tells the tale of their reunion ("I had a ring of thorns around my heart but you made your way in / yes you broke it apart").

Each sparkling song expresses different emotions with the same natural, get-up-and-go energy along a botanical beat. Brightest Hour , which brings this upbeat, organic album to a close, has already got a glimpse of fame, with airtime on network hits Nip/Tuck and Grey's Anatomy. With such blooming, booming success so soon after its release, Honeysuckle Weeks will unquestionably live a long and healthy life.

Additional Tracks:
Monster
The Very Urgent Dub

Featured Tracks:
Peace and Hate
Brighter Discontent