Hootin’ and hollerin’ will be the order of the day when American blues duo She Keeps Bees tour the UK.
Blues duos are ten a-penny these days. Once The White Stripes broke through it seemed that everyone with a guitar and a bass drum were forming primal blues pairings, with a queue of bass players stretching round the corner of the DHSS.
However for every Black Keys there are ten identikit duos, blurting out blues sludge. Hailing from Brooklyn, She Keeps Bees are set to invert this formula by re-introducing some spectral magic to the blues.
A two piece, She Keeps Bees part ways with The White Stripes by putting the bloke on drums. Lead singer Jessica Larrabee’s spell-binding voice recalls Cat Power yet with her own definitive emotional appeal.
Becoming the talking point of the Brooklyn music scene, She Keeps Bees’ live show has already become the source of music myth. Snapped up by Names Records the band’s EP ‘Revival’ was released over the summer.
Stunning critics, She Keeps Bees finished their one-two with the release of their debut album ‘Nests’ back in August. A compelling series of songs, the album hinted at the mysteries of the deep South but has a determinedly modern outlook.
She Keeps Bees are set to play the following UK tour dates:
September
13 End Of The Road Festival
14 Cardiff 10 Feet Tall
15 Bristol The Cooler
16 Winchester Railway
17 Leicester Firebug Bar
18 London Windmill
20 Brighton Street Party
21 Rochdale The Flying Horse Hotel
22 Blackburn Freshers Fair
24 Nottingham Bodega
26 Milton Keynes Sno Bar
27 London Cecil Sharp House
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