Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Alternative, pop/rock
Status:
Most recent release, Tender Warriors Club (EP, 2016)
See also:
Lady Lamb's site
Comparisons:
Wow, hard call. The obscure Margot O'Breslin comes to mind
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper's music is urgent—reviewers talk about gits and gristle and her unusual lyrics. Her songs tend to the epic (and occasionally bombastic—I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing) with shifts and changes that match the lyrics. Tough, hurt, strong, and strange.(Neile)
Recommended first album:
ripely pine is the only one we've heard so far.
Recordings:
- The World Tour EP (2009)
- ripely pine (2013)
- After (2015)
- Tender Warriors Club (EP, 2016)
ripely pine
Release info:
2013—Ba Da Bing—Bing 080
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended
Group members:
Aly Spaltro—vocals, guitar, bass, autoharp, banjo, percussion, omnichord, odds & ends
Guest artists:
Walker Adams—drums (2)
Alex Asher—trombone (1, 2, 6, 7)
Erin 'dilly dilly' Davidson—vocals (8)
Drew Guido—melodocia (4); korg (11)
Maria Im—violin (4, 7)
Nadim Issa—piano, organ, rhodes, keyboards; melodica (5); drums (7, 12); odds & ends
Henry Damison—bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11)
Maria Jeffers—cello (6)
Cole Kamen-Green—trumpets (2)
Nora Krohn—viola (6)
Peter McLaughlin—drums (1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Emily Hope Price—cello (7, 10),BR> Brooke Quiggins—violin (6)
Alec Spiegelman—clarinets (7)
Ben Stapp—tuba (7, 9)
Melissa Tong—violin (6)
Produced by:
Nadim Issa
Comments:
Hot damn, this is good stuff. One of the best albums of the year. (gordoja@optonline.net)I find this a really mixed journey, and a little long for it, clocking it at almost an hour. However, I adore several songs: "Bird Balloons," "Regarding the Stairs," and most especially the closer, "taxidermist, taxidermist"—which is truly a tour de force. What a song! (Neile)
