Buzzle Bee

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  My Favorite Albums of All Time

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  One of my most cherished albums. When I was first getting into The High Llamas, I was stuck in my Pet Sounds phase. Their previous album, Hawaii, scratched that itch, but Buzzle Bee stood out for it's weird production and child-like songs. I only played it once and I didn't touch it again for a while. That changed when I listened to The Beach Boys "Love You" which enamored me with it's zany production and child-like lyrics. I gave Buzzle Bee another shot and I fell deeply in love. It absolutely sounds like a sequel to Love You with much more modern production (Although the lyrics are way too abstract from what Brian would write.) Sean O'Hagan, The High Llamas frontman, was a former member of Stereolab and this album could almost be mistaken as one of theirs, but the difference is that this album sounds way more pastoral than anything they could make. Sean took very heavy influence from Brian Wilson and a lot of the sunshine pop groups of the 60's. "Get into The Gallery Shop" demonstrates this best as it sounds like a long lost Brian Wilson demo. I once read the perfect description of this album from a comment from RYM (I think) and it said "this sounds a Stereolab album produced by Brian Wilson." Buzzle Bee is a unique album that takes a few listens to click, but once it does, it'll never escape your brain!