Sea of Bees
Build a Boat to the Sun
Release Date: Jun 29, 2015
Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Record label: 3 Loop Music
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Album Review: Build a Boat to the Sun by Sea of Bees
Fairly Good, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 7/10
Head here to submit your own review of this album. Under-celebrated but always a charm, Californian songwriter Julie Ann Baenziger, aka Sea of Bees, returns for her third album, still full of big-spirited, indie-pop melodies and humble, dreamy confessionals. Though 'Jules' was a bit broken-hearted on last outing Orangefarben (2012), she strikes a more reflective and defiant mood on new work Build A Boat To The Sun.
Based on rating 6/10
Julie Baenziger returns three years after the yearning, heartache-guided Orangefarben with full-band instrumentation (drum kit!) and a lighter spirit on the contemplative but decidedly more upbeat, thematically titled Build a Boat to the Sun. A brighter indie pop can be found on tracks like the guitar-strumming "Dan" with surprising electronic bleeps, and "Dad," a loose, reflective tribute in the style of early girl groups ("ooh, sha la la"), though still splashed with Sea of Bees' faintly haunting reverb. There's a classic quality to the whole album, really.
Opinion: Very Good
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