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Every Step's A Yes

The Bees

Every Step's A Yes

Fourth album of 60s influenced indie rock from the Isle of Wight six-piece

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7.0

Label
Fiction
UK Release date
11/10/2010
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  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    A single achievement I’d put up against just about anything else released by anyone this year
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    If you want a record that sounds a little out of step with everything else around it, which brightens its corners with all sorts of musical curios, then it’s a yes for Every Step's A Yes
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  3. 8.0 |   The Observer

    A consistently tuneful, vaguely trippy exercise in classic rock that would once have guaranteed sales and residence on radio playlists
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Another example of The Bees' songwriting prowess. As they get older the lasting impression is one of slight mellowing, but it suits them
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Exquisite West Coast-style harmonies and rousing choruses. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Not, despite its title, a fully successful record, but it’s certainly a very interesting one, quietly confident and, given enough time, utterly charming
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  8. 7.0 |   BBC

    The cumulative effect of hearing this album reinforces its makers’ songwriting ability
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  9. 7.0 |   AU Review

    Takes The Bees further away from categorisation with Dodgy or Cast towards one that includes The Beta Band, Lee Mavers and even The Roses
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  10. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Ultimately more memorable for the way it combines its sounds than for its songwriting
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  11. 6.3 |   Paste Magazine

    You’ll want to like it, and there’s nothing offensive or wrong about the way the band is writing songs nowadays. But at the same time, after multiple hard listens, there’s nothing really drawing you back in, either
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  12. 6.0 |   NME

    Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Q

    Their (comparatively) least beguiling album. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    They use a pick and mix range of influences, from Simon and Garfunkel-like melodies to classic Beatles wig-outs, to enhance and underline sturdy song
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  15. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    Mellow psych-folk that largely eschews the more bombastic and eclectic statements of the band's past recordings
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