The Bees
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).
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Sunshine Hit Me (Deluxe Edition)
Pop - Released by [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue on 1 feb. 2001
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Sunshine Dub Me
Pop - Released by [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue on 1 dec. 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Every Step's A Yes (Album Version)
Alternative en Indie - Released by Polydor Records on 1 jan. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Voices Green and Purple
Punk en New Wave - Released by Liverpool on 17 jan. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Listening Man (Acoustic Version)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Listening Man (Radio Edit)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Really Need Love
Alternative en Indie - Released by Polydor Records on 1 jan. 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Listening Man (Live)
Wereldmuziek - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
One Glass Of Water
Rock - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Wash In The Rain
Rock - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Who Cares What The Question Is? (Live)
Pop - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Who Cares What The Question Is? (Radio Edit)
Pop - Released by Virgin Records on 1 jan. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Classics: 1953-1954
Blues - Released by Classics Blues & Rhythm Series on 4 aug. 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo