Struggle In The Hive - S/T

Struggle In The Hive
S/T

Struggle In The Hive is a collaboration between members of two record labels - Future Appletree and Radical Turf. I have to admit that Future Appletree releases are sort of hit and miss for me. For the most part, I understand where their artists are coming from and appreciate the indie CDs. But I don’t listen to all of them on a regular basis.

However, SITH (great Star Wars tie-in when you abbreviate them) is actually quite good, a mellow indie pop album of mostly acoustic guitar driven numbers. (Interestingly, B. Patric is in Marlboro Chorus which is one of my least favorite Appletree releases - but his contributions in this particular collaboration are great) Because of the lighter approach with the songs, they often sound like a mini Reindeer Section, albeit a little less lush. The RIYL points toward Kings Of Convenience but I hear more of a Pedro the Lion feel or The Negro Problem, especially on the track “Hold Your Breath”.

Actually, when B. Patric (or is it Nigel - I’m not sure who’s singing the majority of the lead) sings in a low crawl it almost sounds like Hayden, Mark Kozelek or the singer from the Merge band Spent. There are some great tracks on this self titled album regardless of who you think they sound like.

Band Members:

B. Patric - guitar, cello, voice, drums, piano, bass
Nigel Jeffrey - guitar, piano, voice

Available Tracks:

Summer Nights
Angela

Band Website:

Struggle In The Hive

by Palebear