We are The Bees

As part of their plans for Record Store Day 2012, our label Fiction are releasing a limited edition remix album - featuring Winter Rose - Nicolas Jaar Remix. You can pick up a copy at your local participating indie record store or pop down to Rise in Bristol this Saturday (April 21st) where Fiction will be taking over with a DJ set from Aaron a Duke Spirit live band performance, art exhibition and the label’s staff on the shop floor. More info: http://bit.ly/HJGCvv

Congratulations Michael and also a very BIG well done to Paul Butler who produced his album and Jon Mcmullen who enginnered and also Tim and Andy Parkin who also played on a number of the tracks. Well in The Bees!!! We’re all stoked for Michael - great music from a great guy. The album is incredible, your going to love it, trust us. x

Click on the links to find out more. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16266507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/soundof/2012/artists/michaelkiwanuka/#p00n1630

Go grab yourself the free download of our Winter Rose Dub version! Peace x

Click the link.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/free-download-the-bees-remix-of-winter-rose-20111111

Click on the links and listen to the streams on Stereogum, Spinner and Consequence of Sound. Enjoy x

http://stereogum.com/871401/stream-a-band-of-bees-every-step’s-a-yes/mp3s/

http://music.aol.com/new-releases-full-cds/spinner#/4

http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/11/stream-a-band-of-bees-every-steps-a-yes/

Download a free 13 track sampler from ATO Records including our song:

“I Really Need Love” : http://atorecords.com/fallsampler/

Also featuring Mariachi El Bronx, My Morning Jacket, Caitlin Rose, Primus, Danny Barnes and many mo’ x Enjoy x

Hey yo America - you can make a pre-order for the CD and Vinyl versions of ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ from these links here.CD Pre-order ($11.99) http://www.insound.com/Every-Steps-A-Yes-CD-The-Bees/P/INS100251/LP Pre-order ($16.99)http://www.insound.com/Every-Steps-A-Yes-Vinyl-LP-The-Bees/P/INS100250/

YES!!!! At last our american friends can get hold of ‘Every Step’s A Yes’ on itunes USA. It’s got a nice placement on the alternative page too. $11.99 gets you the deluxe version with the video’s and extra tracks. There will be a $9.99 version available later on in the week without vids and bonus’s. Go USA ! x

Out November 8th on ATO Records

We’re excited to announce that we are now playing three shows with the amazing Fleet Foxes at London’s Hammersmith Apollo next week !! 

They have asked us to play on June 1st & 2nd (as well as the show we were already playing on May 31st)… we can’t wait !!

Unfortunately this has meant that we’ve had to reschedule our headline show at St James Church in Piccadilly. This special show was due to take place on June 1st. It will now happen on September 29th we’re really sorry for any inconvenience this might cause. 

Of course all tickets which have already been purchased for the 1st June show will be honoured for the rescheduled September 29th date.

1. I Really Need Love
2. Tired Of Loving
3. The Rip (Portishead cover)
4. Change Can Happen 

Before we head out on tour with Fleet Foxes we are releasing a Deluxe version of Every Step’s a Yes exclusively on iTunes. It will come with a heap of extra stuff including: 7 extra songs (see the full track listing below), an interview about how we wrote the songs, as well as 4 intimate acoustic videos like the one below. You will be able to get your copy on May 30^th

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1. Winter Rose  
2. Silver Line  
3. No More Excuses  
4. Tired Of Loving  
5. Change Can Happen  
6. Island Lover Letter  
7. Skill Of The Man  
8. Pressure Makes Me Lazy  
9. Gaia  
10. Go Where You Wanna Go  
11. The Dink  
12. I Really Need Love   (live in session)  
13. Change Can Happen   (live in session)  
14. Tired Of Loving   (live in session) 
15. The Rip   (live in session)
16. Island Love Letter (Reprise)  
17. Interview  
18. I Really Need Love (video)
19. Change Can Happen    (video)
20. Tired Of Loving    (video)
21. Silver Line   (video)

We have confirmed a summer of live shows, including support slots with Fleet Foxes and a special headline date at London’s St James Church, as well as a number of very special festival appearances. 

 31 May                        Hammersmith Apollo, London       (w/Fleet Foxes)

01 June                       St James Church, London                       (headline show)


23 June                       Civic Hall, Wolverhampton            (w/Fleet Foxes)


26 June                       Glastonbury Festival, Somerset


28 June                       Apollo, Manchester                        (w/Fleet Foxes)


29 June                       Corn Exchange, Edinburgh           (w/Fleet Foxes)


01 July                        Eden Sessions, St Austell             (w/Fleet Foxes)


08 July                        The Honey Harvest, London         (headline show)


15 July                               Latitude Festival, Suffolk


17 July                        Close-Up Festival, Bucks


24 July                        Secret Garden Party, East Anglia


12 August                   Summer Sundae Weekender, Leicester


03 Sept                       Mosley Folk Festival, Birmingham