A band called Mouthful of Bees will get at least one listen from me due to its connection, real or imagined, to Brian Evenson‘s wonderfully disturbing short story “Stung,” in which a boy kills his stepfather by…well, you don’t me want to give it away, do you? Mouthful of Bees got second, third, and fourth listens from me with a fresh take on that slurred (sm)art pop CYHSY and Tapes ‘n’ Tapes get so much credit for. While the genre is known for its frenzied pacing, their 2006 EP The End proves that Mouthful of Bees can speed it up and slow it down with equal dexterity (check “I Saw a Golden Light” on their MySpace page). “The Now” falls in the uptempo category. And, for all I know, their name may be the only connection to Evenson’s work, but singer Chris Farstad opens the song by crooning “In the time it took for me to write my novel/I did nothing in particular at all.” Hmm, fellow fiction buff or mere coincidence? Read the book.
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sounds a little retro, but nice
Their name sounds like it may be based on a line from a 1989 episode of The Simpsons, in which Homer asked Mr. Burns: "Oh, yeah, what are you gonna do? Release the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouth and when they bark, they shoot bees at you?"
I went record shopping a few weeks ago and found this album for 4 bucks in the Used section. I've fallen in love with it.
i purchased what i thought was this band off of itunes.
i guess i should have paid more attention, Mouthfull of Bees is VERY different than Mouthful of Bees. the double L "mouthfull" sux…bumbed
Mouthfull of bees is very great as well, with two l's