Sea of Bees is the musical project of Julie Ann Bee, or Jules as everyone calls her.
She sings, writes the songs, and plays lots of musical instruments.
"If I had to sum her up in a sentence, she’s sort of a female Sparklehorse. Her music is rooted very much in folk and rock but wildly experimental; some crazy, beautiful, wonderful sounds on her new album "Songs for the Ravens." On my top 10 for the year.” Robin Hilton, NPR radio host
"Took me about 50 seconds — the length of the woozy, haunting intro to “Marmalade” — to completely fall for Sea of Bees, the nom de tune of Sacramento indie-popper Julie Baenziger. Her debut album “Songs for the Ravens” sounds folky in some places, gauzy and ambient in others and twee as hell in still others, but beautiful throughout, and a potent reminder that emotional virtue is an artist’s most precious commodity. This one’s special, folks, let’s not screw it up." -Kevin Bronson, Buzzbands LA, LA Weekly
"Songs for the Ravens is bound to be one of this year’s finest records;as soon as you hear it you’re not going to be able to shakeit.” -Ned Lannamann,Portland Mercury
“I’m not entirely sure why I love this album so much... ...That which I cannot put my finger on, is the mysterious, wonderful, and addictive qualities of this album as a whole. Bravo to Jules and her Sea of Bees.” -Jason Lytle (Grandaddy, Admiral Radley)
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NEWS
Free 5 Song EP Download!
Posted on 02. Feb, 2012 by admin in Blog
Last spring we played a live set at The Hangar and recorded it with some of our friends there to hang out with us. It was super fun! Now until the new album comes out, we’re giving it away as a free download. Tell yer friends! http://soundcloud.com/seaofbees/sets/live-at-the-hangar-5-3-11/
New Sea of Bees album Orangefarben out this spring!
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by admin in Blog
Hey we’ve been working hard on our new record the last few months and it’s finally done! It will be out April 9 on Heavenly Records in the UK/EU and May 1 in the USA/Canada on Team Love Records. Look for more tour dates and news soon! You can hear the first song here: Broke [...]
Skinnybone New Video debuts on NPR and Line of Best Fit
Posted on 09. Aug, 2011 by admin in Blog
We are really excited about the new video for Skinnybone. The director Stephan Litger caught a set when Sea of Bees was in NYC last April and met up with Jules to discuss the idea of doing a video. When Jules and Amber were back in NYC for the Stornoway tour a few weeks later, [...]
Honey I’m Home! Sea of Bees videos on Wild Honey Pie
Posted on 28. May, 2011 by admin in Blog
While Jules and Amber were in NYC in April, they met up with Allen Farmelo (Bass) and LIvia Ranalli (Drums). Besides 11 shows in 11 days, they did a few video performances including this very homey, very well recorded and filmed video of three tracks, Wizbot, Skinnybone and Woods. More importantly there are several cats [...]
Sea of Bees plays Marmalade live on BTR in NYC
Posted on 19. May, 2011 by admin in Blog
During an 11 day residency in New York City, Jules and Amber along with Allen Farmelo and Livia Ranalli, dropped by the Break Thru Radio studios to do this live video of Marmalade. Bring the rokk.
Sea of Bees does NPR Tiny Concert at SXSW
Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by admin in Blog
On the last day of SXSW we went to the Historic Driskill Hotel and played Gnomes all stripped down and acoustic in one of the meeting rooms. Bob Boilen, Robin Hilton and crew filmed it and you can check it out here
Jules does a SXSW Photo Blog for The Bay Bridged
Posted on 29. Mar, 2011 by admin in Blog
Check out Jules pix from SXSW on the Bay Bridged site
2 New videos premiere with NPR & the London Guardian
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog
We recently had two videos we’ve been working on premiered!! Sidepain and Willis. Our friend Sean Stout helped us out with both of them. Wills on NPR Sidepain on The Guardian
NPR lists Sea of Bees in their 2010 wrap up
Posted on 09. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog
We were really honored for NPR to list Songs for the Ravens in their 2010 year end wrap ups, not once but twice!! http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/12/08/131864032/robin-hilton-s-10-favorite-albums-of-2010 http://www.npr.org/2010/12/07/131780224/discussion-the-year-in-music-2010 The death of Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous earlier this year left a hole in my heart, and Sea of Bees came along just in time to put a Band Aid on [...]
Sea of Bees is on debut Topman CTRL show
Posted on 09. Feb, 2011 by admin in Blog
During the Smoke Fairies support tour, Jules and Amber made the drive all the way from Glasgow back to London to premiere the Topman CTRL show. Check it out here
Live Shows
02.02.2012 New York, NY
11pm Cake Shop 152 Ludlow New York, NY http://www.cake-shop.com/ Phone: 212-253-0036
02.03.2012 New York, NY
9pm The Living Room 154 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002 http://www.livingroomny.com Phone: 212-533-7237
02.04.2012 Brooklyn, NY
9:30 pm Sycamore 1118 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11218 http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com Phone: 347-240-5850
02.05.2012 New York, NY
9:30 Joes Pub 425 Lafayette New York, NY 10003 http://www.joespub.com Phone: 212-539-8770
02.06.2012 New York, NY
Bowery Ballroom w/Gotye 9PM Sold Out, Thanks everyone! Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancey Street New York, NY 10002 http://www.boweryballroom.com Phone: 212-533-2111
02.07.2012 New York, NY
Rockwood Music Hall 196 Allen St. (between Stanton and Houston) New York, NY 10002 http://www.rockwoodmusichall.com Phone: 212-477-4155
02.08.2012 New York, NY
Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston Street New York, NY 10002 http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com Phone: 212-260-4700
02.09.2012 New York, NY
Pianos 158 Ludlow Street New York, NY http://www.pianosnyc.com Phone: 212-505-3733
02.10.2012 New York, NY
9pm The Living Room 154 Ludlow Street New York, NY 10002 http://www.livingroomny.com Phone: 212-533-7237
02.21.2012 Davis, CA
w/Jolie Holland Odd Fellows Hall 415 Second Street Davis, CA 95616 http://www.showclix.com/event/jolieholland022112
02.24.2012 San Francisco, CA
Noise Pop Festival w/ Wye Oak The Independent 628 Divisadero Street San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.theindependentsf.com Phone: 415-771-1420
03.28.2012 San Francisco, CA
w/Radiation City Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell Street San Francisco, CA 94107 http://www.rickshawstop.com Phone: 415-861-2011
04.10.2012 Oxford, UK
The Old Boot Factory Oxford, UK Phone: 0186 5243280 http://www.wegottickets.com/oxfork
04.12.2012 Glasgow, UK
King Tuts Glasgow, UK Phone: 08444 999 990 http://www.gigsinscotland.com
04.13.2012 Belfast, IRE
Auntie Annies UPDATE: Show is now at McHugh’s Belfast, IRE Phone: 0818 719300 Tickets will be going on sale tomorrow(01/28/2012). http://www.ticketmaster.ie/
04.14.2012 Dublin, IRE
Academy 2 Dublin, IRE Phone:0818 719300 Tickets will be going on sale tomorrow(01/28/2012). http://www.ticketmaster.ie/
04.16.2012 Manchester, UK
The Ruby Lounge Manchester, UK Phone: 0161 832 1111 http://www.gigsandtours.com/?a=sea+of+bees&site=seaofbees
04.17.2012 Birmingham, UK
Hare and Hound Birmingham, UK Phone: 0844 873 7359 http://birminghampromoters.com/
04.18.2012 Brighton, UK
The Haunt Brighton, UK Phone: 01273 606312 http://www.seetickets.com/Event/SEA-OF-BEES/The-Haunt/614078