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Average: 4.5 (178 ratings)
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Label: Kill Rock Stars / Touch and Go
Folky, catchy and awesome. You need this record.
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Thao Nguyen's We Brave Bee Stings and All is an astonishing mash of herky-jerked D.C. punk and Olympia-style folk. Thao, an Asian woman whose voice sounds like that of a young man, favors an acoustic guitar, a vaguely rootsy take on literate indie-rock in the vein of Smart Went Crazy and other nerdy in a brawny kinda way bands of that ilk. "Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)" is the best song here — and an early fave for song of the year. Over upper-fret hummingbird-strums Nguyen sings, "Beat my chest/ Beat the ones who love me the best/ Oh, how could they be liars/ They assured me health, life and fire" with a slight Bjork lilt, her voice breaking bread with a country twang. The song is ridiculously catchy and propulsive, and it's about as close to a must-download as there can be. Elsewhere, We Brave does not let up. "Swimming Pools" is super-cute and catchy (imagine Kimya Dawson all grown'd up) and "Big Kid Table" is mega-cute and loveable. Don't overlook this one.
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| 01. |  |
Beat ( Health , Life, and Fire ) |
2:31 |  |
| 02. | |
Bag of Hammers |
2:49 | |
| 03. | |
Big Kid Table |
3:48 | |
| 04. | |
Swimming Pools |
2:08 | |
| 05. | |
Geography |
3:14 | |
| 06. | |
Feet Asleep |
3:40 | |
| 07. | |
Yes, So On and So On |
2:52 | |
| 08. | |
Fear and Convenience |
4:03 | |
| 09. | |
Violet |
2:44 | |
| 10. | |
Travel |
1:47 | |
| 11. | |
We Go |
2:34 | |
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