Next time any of these songs appear on an ad, then, it would be nice if it was one drawing attention to the lovely record that contains them.  Full text...

The Bees have made a record sparkling with enough wit and ingenuity to make the past seem an undiscovered country well worth visiting.  Full text...

Isle of Wight's The Bees, for me, have always been just off the radar of accessibility. Put it down possibly to their Mercury Music Prize nomination in '02, which made them the property of crazy industry hearsayers the world over. Myself, I was always interested in the real losers, the ones that wouldn't get nominated for a prize by their own parents, so this is the first time I've got to check out The Bees, close up and personal, as MTV would have it.  Full text...

Bands like this can stumble from trying to do many things simultaneously. On 'Octopus' The Bees find their groove and sound blissfully unaware whether anyone else is listening. You should, they've made their best album yet.   Full text...

For The Bees it's yet another triumph.  Full text...

The Bees are clearly excellent musicians able to adopt styles at will, but have sacrificed their identity to offer an alternative to compilation albums at this summer's barbecues.   Full text...

Isle Of Wight boys return to the groove on mixed bag third album.  Full text...