Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All CURTISY across 10 cheery-sounding songs

across 10 cheery-sounding songs

Highlights include "On Green Dolphin Street"

and with how much joy the earth contains in it

the track showcases the band’s continued evolution — veering between glistening melodic motifs

Margrét Rán

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All CURTISY across 10 cheery-sounding songs"As sharp as I sing, it still soothes you, doesn't it? Like a lick of ice cream?" sings Thao Nguyen on her Kill Rock Stars debut, We Brave Bee Stings and All. Whether it's intentional or not, the line describes her sound perfectly. Nguyen's rich, breathy voice and the way she croons, yelps, and drawls with it recalls Cat Power, Fiona Apple, and Sinad O'Connor. However, these comparisons suggest that Thao is a searing, intense artist when nothing could