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The Bees

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Chicken Payback The Bees 03:13
Listening Man The Bees 04:47
A Minha Menina The Bees 02:50
Horsemen The Bees 03:29
Sky Holds the Sun The Bees 03:39
Got To Let Go The Bees 05:23
Listening Man The Bees 04:32
Winter Rose The Bees 05:03
Wash In The Rain The Bees 03:38
The Start The Bees 02:19

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Sunshine Dub Me

by The Bees

01/12/2023

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The Bees were formed by Isle of Wight natives Paul Butler and Aaron Fletcher in 2001, who took a love of Beatles-psychedelia, groove-laden funk and Brit-pop bravado and created a sound that captured the hazy, eclectic spirit of their island's legendary 1970s festivals. Recorded in the shed at the bottom of Butler's garden, debut album Sunshine Hit Me (2002) came crammed with sunbaked melodies and breezy, upbeat indie pop, earning a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize and producing the surprise summer hit with the single A Minha Menina. Their success led to an expansion of the band as the lads headed into Abbey Road Studios to record follow-up Free The Bees (2004), which produced the infectious funk joy of Top 30 single Chicken Payback (used on numerous television trailers and in adverts for Sure deodorant). The band toured with Oasis, Madness and Paul Weller before returning with the albums Octopus (2007) and Every Step's A Yes (2010).