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Acabaron los días grises y el largo invierno, Me and the Bees tienen, al fin, nuevo disco, Menos mal. Quince canciones cálidas que pocas veces superan los dos minutos de duración y que se enganchan a tu piel como si el verano no acabara nunca. Con este tercer elepé, el grupo consolida definitivamente su alineación como power trío, aupado a cuarteto con la colaboración regular de Guille Caballero (Els Surfing Sirles, Joan Colomo), y que mantiene a la banda en la primera división del pop nacional.
Menos mal se publicará el próximo 24 de marzo en España y el 7 de abril en UK, Europa y USA. El pasado mes de noviembre estrenábamos su primer single Spinnin' que podéis escuchar en nuestra página de Soundcloud. Hoy os mostramos la portada del disco, cuya fotografía es obra de Txema Yeste (txemayeste.es) y el diseño de Tomeu Mulet (tomeumulet.com).
Me and the Bees siguen empeñadas en demostrar que son las reinas de la melodía, arqueólogas de la canción perfecta, la armonía mágica, el estribillo inmediato. Si ya en sus dos primera referencias (Fuerza bien y Mundo fatal) nos maravillaron con su pasmosa facilidad para facturar pop redondo, con Menos mal siguen trazando un mismo objetivo: pasarlo bien ellos y hacernos la vida más feliz a nosotros. Uno de esos discos de los que te dibujan una sonrisa y te la dejan grabada con permanente.
Menos mal se ha grabado en los estudios Cal Pau de Sant Pere Molanta con la producción conjunta de Joan Colomo —Zeidun, La Célula Durmiente, The Unfinished Sympathy— y Dalmau Boada —Zeidun, Les Aus, The Cheese, Esperit!—. Colomo también se a ocupado de las mezclas del disco y la masterización ha ido a cargo de Victor Garcia en Ultramarinos Mastering.
Menos mal se publicará el próximo 24 de marzo en España y el 7 de abril en UK, Europa y USA. El pasado mes de noviembre estrenábamos su primer single Spinnin' que podéis escuchar en nuestra página de Soundcloud. Hoy os mostramos la portada del disco, cuya fotografía es obra de Txema Yeste (txemayeste.es) y el diseño de Tomeu Mulet (tomeumulet.com).
Me and the Bees siguen empeñadas en demostrar que son las reinas de la melodía, arqueólogas de la canción perfecta, la armonía mágica, el estribillo inmediato. Si ya en sus dos primera referencias (Fuerza bien y Mundo fatal) nos maravillaron con su pasmosa facilidad para facturar pop redondo, con Menos mal siguen trazando un mismo objetivo: pasarlo bien ellos y hacernos la vida más feliz a nosotros. Uno de esos discos de los que te dibujan una sonrisa y te la dejan grabada con permanente.
Menos mal se ha grabado en los estudios Cal Pau de Sant Pere Molanta con la producción conjunta de Joan Colomo —Zeidun, La Célula Durmiente, The Unfinished Sympathy— y Dalmau Boada —Zeidun, Les Aus, The Cheese, Esperit!—. Colomo también se a ocupado de las mezclas del disco y la masterización ha ido a cargo de Victor Garcia en Ultramarinos Mastering.
• Escucha Spinnin' aquí:
soundcloud.com/lacastanya/me-and-the-bees-spinnin-mastered-1
• Track List Me and the Bees — Menos Mal:
1. Feel Good
2. True Bypass
3. 21, 32, 45, 69
4. The Only One
5. Desire
6. On Fire
7. Pink
8. Spinnin'
9. I Do What I Wanna Do
10. If You
11. Lord
12. Stop
13. Sweet Darkest Night
14. Los Junquera
15. The Past is Back
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EN
The Barcelona-based, indie-pop band Me and the Bees announce their new album, Menos mal (EN: Goodness), a 15 song-long, sharp burst of radiant, lo-fi pop hits, due out on 7th April 2017 via La Castanya. They also share new single Spinnin', a meditation on the bittersweet feeling of heartbreak and new beginnings.
• Listen here (feel free to share!):
soundcloud.com/lacastanya/me-and-the-bees-spinnin-mastered-1
Named after a song by The Softies, Spanish trio Me and the Bees are indie-pop aficionados; raised on a diet of charming 60’s girl-pop and seminal 90’s indie rock greats, they’ve expertly translated their fascination into remarkable songwriting with an ear for melody.
The record’s title distills astutely what Me and the Bees new music is about: living a life full of goodness, and making others feel good too. Brimming with optimism, their songs, which often concern the magic of the everyday, have an infectious quality; it’s music which cannot help but make you feel uplifted.
For Menos mal, the band’s third LP, Esther Margarit (bass, vocals), Verónica Alonso (drums, vocals) and Carlos Leoz (guitar, vocals), enlisted regular collaborator Guille Caballero (Els Surfing Sirles, Joan Colomo) to join on keys. Esther, Carlos and Verónica interchange vocal roles, a technique which produces a heavenly sound. Taking influence from The Supremes to Smokey Robinson, The Beach Boys to The Byrds, Pavement to Guided By Voices, Menos mal is a filler-free album where any song would make a worthy single. Just pick a random tune and you have a winner: the danceable solo of True Bypass, the chorus turned stand-alone song in 21, 32, 45, 69, the tremendous ending of I'm On Fire or the wonderful, naïve tenderness of If You. On the glorious single Spinnin', Inés Martínez de Albornoz (Las Perras del Infierno, La Célula Durmiente) lends a hand with flawless backing vocals.
Me and the Bees’ Menos mal was recorded at Cal Pau Recordings studio, Sant Pere Molanta, in December 2015 with Joan Colomo and Mau Boada. It was mixed and produced by Joan Colomo and mastered by Victor Garcia.
Originally a duo, the band first garnered media attention in 2008 when they uploaded two videos onto MySpace. Nueva Vulcano’s Artur Estrada convinced them to play a showcase, which lead to the band signing to La Castanya. Me and the Bees went on to release debut album Fuerza Bien (La Castanya 2010) and sophomore Mundo Fatal (La Castanya 2014) to much critical acclaim.
• Track List Me and the Bees — Menos Mal:
1. Feel Good
2. True Bypass
3. 21, 32, 45, 69
4. The Only One
5. Desire
6. On Fire
7. Pink
8. Spinnin'
9. I Do What I Wanna Do
10. If You
11. Lord
12. Stop
13. Sweet Darkest Night
14. Los Junquera
15. The Past is Back
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The Barcelona-based, indie-pop band Me and the Bees announce their new album, Menos mal (EN: Goodness), a 15 song-long, sharp burst of radiant, lo-fi pop hits, due out on 7th April 2017 via La Castanya. They also share new single Spinnin', a meditation on the bittersweet feeling of heartbreak and new beginnings.
• Listen here (feel free to share!):
soundcloud.com/lacastanya/me-and-the-bees-spinnin-mastered-1
Named after a song by The Softies, Spanish trio Me and the Bees are indie-pop aficionados; raised on a diet of charming 60’s girl-pop and seminal 90’s indie rock greats, they’ve expertly translated their fascination into remarkable songwriting with an ear for melody.
The record’s title distills astutely what Me and the Bees new music is about: living a life full of goodness, and making others feel good too. Brimming with optimism, their songs, which often concern the magic of the everyday, have an infectious quality; it’s music which cannot help but make you feel uplifted.
For Menos mal, the band’s third LP, Esther Margarit (bass, vocals), Verónica Alonso (drums, vocals) and Carlos Leoz (guitar, vocals), enlisted regular collaborator Guille Caballero (Els Surfing Sirles, Joan Colomo) to join on keys. Esther, Carlos and Verónica interchange vocal roles, a technique which produces a heavenly sound. Taking influence from The Supremes to Smokey Robinson, The Beach Boys to The Byrds, Pavement to Guided By Voices, Menos mal is a filler-free album where any song would make a worthy single. Just pick a random tune and you have a winner: the danceable solo of True Bypass, the chorus turned stand-alone song in 21, 32, 45, 69, the tremendous ending of I'm On Fire or the wonderful, naïve tenderness of If You. On the glorious single Spinnin', Inés Martínez de Albornoz (Las Perras del Infierno, La Célula Durmiente) lends a hand with flawless backing vocals.
Me and the Bees’ Menos mal was recorded at Cal Pau Recordings studio, Sant Pere Molanta, in December 2015 with Joan Colomo and Mau Boada. It was mixed and produced by Joan Colomo and mastered by Victor Garcia.
Originally a duo, the band first garnered media attention in 2008 when they uploaded two videos onto MySpace. Nueva Vulcano’s Artur Estrada convinced them to play a showcase, which lead to the band signing to La Castanya. Me and the Bees went on to release debut album Fuerza Bien (La Castanya 2010) and sophomore Mundo Fatal (La Castanya 2014) to much critical acclaim.
• Track List Me and the Bees — Menos Mal:
1. Feel Good
2. True Bypass
3. 21, 32, 45, 69
4. The Only One
5. Desire
6. On Fire
7. Pink
8. Spinnin'
9. I Do What I Wanna Do
10. If You
11. Lord
12. Stop
13. Sweet Darkest Night
14. Los Junquera
15. The Past is Back
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Foto/Picture: Txema Yeste
Diseño/Artwork: Tomeu Mulet
Diseño/Artwork: Tomeu Mulet
