Tell Me About The Bees

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I have seen the name poking around here and there, and i have the single "Punchbag" from them. Give me some opinions on these guys.

Brock K. (Brock K.), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 02:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Get the album now - it's highly original, rather odd in an intriguing kinda way, and skates across genres with a genuine music-lover's ease (as opposed to the trendy eclecticism of many) - ska, reggae, old soul, funk, vague indierock touches, subtle wit - and all this from a bunch of stoners from the Isle Of Wight...

Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 03:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Oops, sorry, forgot to mention, the album's called Sunshine Hit Me...buy it...buuuuuy iiiiiiiit...

Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 04:23 (twenty-three years ago)

their name suggests aggressively stupid and swarmy behavior

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 04:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes yes, there's a real buzz about them etcetcurgh. Not a bad review of the album here: http://www.garbledonline.net/thebees.html

"In summary? Summery" Nice. Ignore his dis of "No Trophy" tho, it rocks and is an album highlight.

Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 04:42 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought that this would be something in the vein of the Meatls. Silly me.

Tad (llamasfur), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 05:11 (twenty-three years ago)

It is. They taught them everything they know...

Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 05:14 (twenty-three years ago)

It's a luuuverly album. Summery, yes - Beta Band meets Brian Wilson, doo wop, and some slowed-down soul.

Sean@tangmonkey (Sean M), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom - don't you rate this?

Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 24 September 2002 15:20 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...
I must have avoided opening this thread before because it looked like it was about a stupid garage rock band. but I've seen this beta band connection made multiple places tonight. so WHY ARE MORE PEOPLE NOT TELLING ME ABOUT THIS SHINY NEW BETA BAND LIKE THING? revive.

Josh (Josh), Sunday, 1 December 2002 06:36 (twenty-three years ago)

three months pass...
Revive again. It just came out in the States under the name "A Band of Bees." Very ambitious but nice nice nice.

Aaron W (Aaron W), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 19:51 (twenty-three years ago)

after being scared that it was crashing my browser, their reel to reel thingy on the website is the coolest thing ever!
http://www.a-band-of-bees.com/

ron (ron), Thursday, 6 March 2003 05:49 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...
I'm late, I realize. I've been ignoring a lot of newer bands for the last couple of years in favor of late 70's/early 80's. I've also seen this before in the shop and the sleeve totally turned me off, both the front and back.

But JESUS H. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My faith in current U.K. music has completely been restored. This is so ridiculously miraculously unbelievably good, it's almost painful.
More inventive even than the Betas. Gorgeous gorgeous piano, jazzy reggae tinged, folky psychedelica. Honestly I haven't heard anything this good out of the U.K. for several years. Makes me wish I was beside the ocean, it's so easy, like an aimless stroll along the sand.

Bimble (bimble), Saturday, 15 May 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

two years pass...
Has anyone heard the new album? It's quite good too, though I liked 'Free The Bees' better. 'Who Cares What The Question Is?' a great song.

zeus, Wednesday, 28 March 2007 19:08 (nineteen years ago)

eleven months pass...

They've got a mix CD coming out on Tirk April 21st. There's a streaming promo mix I can't get to work:

http://www.tirk-recordings.com/newsmp3/tirk033_0x.m3u

I have to admit I'm a lot more excited about this than I was about their last album proper; it seemed like they lost their way a little with Free the Bees and I never got around to picking up Octopus.

Telephone thing, Monday, 3 March 2008 07:24 (eighteen years ago)

http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/6450/indiebn6.jpg

Noodle Vague, Monday, 3 March 2008 08:28 (eighteen years ago)

two years pass...

There was a recent article on The Bees in the NME that's made me very excited for new material. They've apparently been spending a lot of time tripping out with Devandra Banhart. Free The Bees is on loud in my sunny kitchen and it's without doubt one of the best British rock albums I bought last decade.

lucas, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:02 (fifteen years ago)

new song here: http://media.nme.com.edgesuite.net/audio/2010/june/01%20Silver%20Line.mp3

lucas, Tuesday, 10 August 2010 15:04 (fifteen years ago)

four months pass...

so Free the Bees is one of my favorite albums but just heard the new album today and was very disappointed. they seem to be getting worse and worse with each new release as their sound gets more focused -- FTB is obviously coming from the same place but the sound was bouncy and eclectic. Octupus had a couple good tracks but on the whole was much more languid and drawn-out to poor effect and the new one is nearly all hippy dippy psychy slow shit. I blame Devendra.

am I missing something?

skip, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 04:25 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

most recent one is great imho

You hurt me deeply. You hurt me deeply in my heart. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 8 March 2011 22:13 (fifteen years ago)

twelve years pass...

20th Anniversary remaster coming.

Six unreleased tracks and Seeds is streaming now.

SNAZZY REISSUE

THE BEES
Sunshine Hit Me
Ltd Blue LP / Dlx CD
Preorder: https://t.co/glzorNubg4

Remastered, expanded & back on CD & vinyl, this sun-shot beauty is returning to physical form to put a spring in our steps pic.twitter.com/1s2wflpY35

— resident (@residentmusic) July 19, 2023

groovypanda, Wednesday, 19 July 2023 17:14 (two years ago)


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