First Listen: She Keeps Bees

She Keeps Bees is a fantastic duo that consists of Jessica Larrabee on vocals and guitar and Andy LaPlant on drums. Although the band is bass-less they can't easily be compared to famous duos such as the White Stripes or the Black Keys. Larrabee's brilliant voice is atypical compared to most female singers and has the perfect tone to match the blues-infused indie rock sound of the instruments. 

"Gimmie" is the first song I heard of theirs a few years back and I fell in love with the relaxing tempo, something that comes across throughout my other favorites such as "Vulture" and "See Me." While setting the songs at a slower pace, don't let that fool you because they still bring the power and the noise. Since Larrabee is a Washington, D.C. native I hope that they will play again live sometime soon, because unfortunately I just missed their show at The Pinch in Columbia Heights last weekend. But for now playing their seven songs on their  MySpace page will have to suffice.