Album Review: Sea of Bees - ‘Songs For The Ravens’

An ethereal and quietly mesmerising debut from this Sacramento multi-instrumentalist.
Album Review: Sea of Bees - ‘Songs For The Ravens’
Sea of Bees - `Songs For The Ravens` (Heavenly)
2/6/2011
Updated:
9/29/2015
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ENT_seaofbees_medium.jpg"><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/ENT_seaofbees_medium.jpg" alt="Sea of Bees - 'Songs For The Ravens' (Heavenly)" title="Sea of Bees - 'Songs For The Ravens' (Heavenly)" width="300" class="size-medium wp-image-65502"/></a>
Sea of Bees - 'Songs For The Ravens' (Heavenly)
Sacramento multi-instrumentalist Julie Ann Baenziger has delivered a stunning debut album. From the grungy ‘Marmalade’ to the lighter Goldfrapp-like textures of ‘Willis’ and ‘Strikefoot’ proceedings are ethereal and quietly mesmerising throughout. ‘Won’t Be Long’ is one of the most plaintive and moving songs you are likely to hear all year and recalls Belly at their slowest best, underpinned by some haunting electric guitar work. This album of acoustic-based mystical folk songs and upbeat indie pop features Baenziger on glockenspiel, marimba and slide guitar. Experimental yet accessible Sea of Bees is a hotly tipped talent for 2011.

[etRating value=“ 4.5”]
Related Topics