The Highly Acclaimed Debut Full Length Album. Includes the Bee Eee Pee bonus tracks.
“But as always, the real star is Bee’s lovely and distinctive voice.” NPR naming Sea Of Bees to the top 100 acts at SXSW 2011
“Singing so close to the microphone that she scrapes it with her nose, her vocals are simultaneously childlike and aged, intimate and astonishing.” London Guardian
“Sublime debut from honey voiced alt.country siren.” Uncut Magazine
“Self-described as freak-folk, the Scaramento native mixes woozy vocals with guitar, that in the case of The Woods possesses a sound, on-the-surface not too dissimilar to Joanna Newsom with raised-pitch, skewing vocals adding a naive or slightly child-like quality.” Q Magazine
“One-woman band turns ache into wonderment.” Spin Magazine
“California songsmith swaps sheltered upbringing for musical self-discovery.” Mojo Magazine giving it 4 stars
“a strangely unique blend of haunting country music, pleasant-sounding folk and electronic psychedelia, all centred around Julie’s gentle but imposing voice.” Stereoboard
“Sea of Bees is the best thing I’ve discovered so far this year.” Creative Loafing
“As soon as you hear her, you’re not going to be able to shake it.” Portland Mercury
“… folk-tinged indie-pop that’s so disarmingly sweet and guileless, so tender in its pleas for emotional connection that it can soften the hardest of hearts, or penetrate the toughest of filters.” LA Weekly
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Songs of timeless beauty and power in the mold of Vashti Bunyan and Nick Drake from enigmatic Los Angeles artist Shannon Lay. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 4, 2017