Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All CURTISY the track showcases the band’s

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

across 10 cheery-sounding songs

and if there's something likably clumsy about Arthur Kane's bass work

Margrét Rán

Barry Donohue (bass) and Shane O’Donovan (drums)

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All CURTISY the track showcases the band’s"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