A Band of Bees - Free the Bees [Bonus Tracks]

Band of Bees second album Free The Bees is a rollicking, breathtaking romp through the Sixties, calling to mind classic band after classic band but also conjuring up a modern and original sound of their own. "These Are the Ghosts," the CD's opening track, gives us echoes of the psychedelic era Small Faces, The Kinks circa Village Green Preservation Society, and even, at times, Pink Floyd circa Piper At The Gates Of Dawn. There are moments on "No Atmosphere" where they sound like The Small Faces quoting The Beatles obliquely from Rubber Soul, and elsewhere it suddenly sounds as though the ghost of George Harrison has stepped into the studio to throw in some licks from a White Album jam. Read More