2011-10-30
Previously known as Band of Bees, Uk band, The Bees, has made a lovely album with its fourth release, “Every Step’s A Yes”. Featuring such unusual instruments as sitar, mandolin, jaw harp, and celeste, The Bees have fashioned music that’s a mellow departure from their previous releases. The layered vocal harmonies and occasional string flourishes remind me of old Pink Floyd (think “Obscured By Clouds). This psych-folk disc seems to me to be the logical product of the band that once cited the mind-altering Peruvian plant, ayahuasca, as an influence. All in all, this is pretty, well-produced stuff. Rebecca RuthSeth Bernard and Daisy May
The Copper Country Quintet
RODNEY CROWELL
– Sex & Gasoline
AMONG THE OAK & ASH
Among the Oak & Ash
YAEL NAIM & DAVID DONATIEN
She was a Boy
Don Conoscenti
Anastasia
WATER LIARS
Phantom Limb
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