Ghost Bees is a band who's songs I have been hoarding for quite some time and have really come to love. The twins, Romy and Sara Lightman, voices though sharp and distinct, harmonize beautifully to project the fantastic imagery of their great-grand mothers dark past. When the two bards were asked "Your album reminds me a lot of Joanna Newsom’s fantastical, imagery-laden songs. Who would you say your influences are?", by exclaim.ca, they answered:
"We’ve been getting a lot of those comparisons. Obviously what Joanna Newsom does in a sort of cabaret/experimental/contemporary folk music category is pretty great, but she’s also tapping into something like we are. I feel more influenced by literary figures and authors than musicians. I guess Leonard Cohen is a pretty big influence of mine, as well as Flannery O’Connor and other grotesque storytellers that can convey these beautiful images that are dark. Also, older Hungarian and Eastern European and traditional folk songs have been an influence for us."
Make sure to pick up their album Tasseomancy, released this April.
Download:
Ghost Bees-Tear Tassle Ogre Heart (Tasseomancy/2008)
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