Isle Of Wight indie group The Bees have spoken about work on their fourth studio album.
The Bees are a hugely under-rated group. The band's psych-pop output contains some genuinely inventive moments of songwriting, mixing classic influences with a real individual streak.
Working on their fourth album, the band have retreated to their home studio. Piling up new material on the Isle Of Wight, The Bees recently invited ClashMusic down to get a peak at their upcoming album.
New album 'Every Step's A Yes' is set for release later this summer, with the track 'Silver Line' available as a free download. A quirky return, 'Silver Line' is packed with the band's typical carefree spirit.
Singer Paul Butler recently spoke to ClashMusic, revealing a few of the influences behind the new album. “The record’s still a mixed bag, but there are more skippy bits with elements of artists like Van Morrison. We all embraced the freedom in rhythm and bass and you can definitely hear that in the songs,” he says.
“Many of the tracks kind of follow a South American groove, which I guess is partly down to my time spent in the Amazon Rainforest, after a gig producing Devendra Banhart’s new album took me to the States. It was all pretty amazing.”
As ever, The Bees are studio perfectionists. The band claim to have completed a vast stockpile of material, which they intend to tweak throughout the summer. The process is an exacting one, claims Butler.
“It’s basically finished but I’m a perfectionist of sorts and so am still at the meticulous tweaking stage,” says Butler. “I can spend hours just listening to the tracks over and over again.”
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The Bees are due to release 'Every Step's A Yes' later this summer.