In the coming months, there will be many, many annoying Idolator missives about the Bees, an Isle Of Wight band whose
Free The Bees was one of the best records of both 2004 (when it was released in the U.K.) and 2005 (when Astralwerks all but dumped it into the U.S. marketplace, where the group is known as A Band Of Bees).
Neiles Life has some MP3s from the group's new album, due in the spring in the U.K., and if "Got To Let Go" is any indication, the group is moving further into a fuzzy-white-soul phase. We are dying to hear this record, so if you have any info on a torrent or leak, please let us know at
tips@idolator.com.
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Last fall, we griped about the fate of a U.K. rock-soul group called the Bees (a.k.a. A Band Of Bees), whose excellent albums have all been dumped into the marketplace with zilch support from its U.S. label, Astralwerks. Earlier this month, the group's third effort, Octopus, was finally released here in the States—and once again, it was met with little or no fanfare. Come on, Astralwerks! What will it take to at least get these guys a few U.S. gigs? If it means having to say nice things about some Fatboy Slim/Air collaboration, we're willing to do it.
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