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May 6, 2011Nom de musique of Julie Ann Baenziger, her Sea of Bees diffuses California pop by turns dreamy and atmospheric – folky – and perhaps even a bit precious.
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May 6, 2011In Sea of Beas there is definitely a voice, and perhaps a songwriter, who still has something stunning to offer.
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MojoMay 6, 2011Baenziger takes nothing for granted when it comes to arrangements. where the song demands it, electronic textures are favoured--instincts which bear rich fruit on Willis and Skinnybone. [Apr 2011, p.95]
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May 6, 2011In the end the record greatly exceeds its perceived strengths, building and out-doing itself over its 40 minutes.
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Q MagazineMay 6, 2011She does more than enough to establish herself as a contender. [Mar 2011, p.112]
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May 6, 2011A quick dip into glitch seems like a novice move, but all that slide guitar and glockenspiel give Sea of Bees a seasoned sorrow.
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May 6, 2011Singer Julie Baenziger, aka Julie Ann Bee, whose debut album reveals a similar mix of emotional openness and affinity for the natural world as Laura Veirs, with something of Veirs's inquistive approach to musical textures, too.