Indie Rock Band Me Like Bees Announce Upcoming Album 'Disco Two Step' Out Oct. 14
ME LIKE BEES
— MISSOURI-BASED INDIE ROCK BAND —
ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE FULL-LENGTH ALBUM
DISCO TWO STEP
SET FOR RELEASE ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
ALBUM RELEASE SHOWS THIS FALL
Above: ‘Disco Two Step’ album artwork
NASHVILLE, TN (September 14, 2022) — Missouri-based indie rock band — Me Like Bees — are gearing up to release their 11-track sophomore full-length album Disco Two Step on Friday, October 14. Composed of Luke Sheafer (lead vocals), Pete Burton (guitar, vocals), Jake Bennett (bass, vocals), and Ben Davis (drums, vocals), Me Like Bees is a true testament to the endurance of the 2000s indie pop/rock era.
The upcoming album encapsulates the imprecise, highly dynamic and multi-genre synced identity of indie rock. With the release of the album’s lead single, “Radio,” already under their belt (August 17, 2022), the band continues to prove they deserve a seat at the indie rock table. Equally matching the energetic tone of the song and oozing with teenage angst and nostalgia, the “Radio” music video undeniably foreshadows what to expect from the rest of the album.
Download/stream “Radio” here
Atwood Magazine recently praised the single calling it a “true earworm of a release” as well as saying: “The urgent new single churns, rocks and shakes, and will no doubt sound familiar to anyone who’s sought refuge in the power of, well, a favorite new song on the radio.”
Formed on the heels of the 2000s indie rock scene, the band was started by college dropout, Pete Burton and former gas station clerk, Luke Sheafer in 2009. The pair met while playing high school football together in Kansas; only to lose touch and serendipitously end up at the same college town in southwest Missouri several years later. The duo shared a mutual affinity for the music of the aughts. Bands like The Strokes, Modest Mouse, The White Stripes and Franz Ferdinand, would serve as the catalyst to the danceable, guitar-driven rock that Me Like Bees would become known for. “I remember the way I felt when I first heard Ball and a Biscuit by the White Stripes,” Sheafer shares. “That’s the moment I decided that yeah, this music thing is what I want to do with my life. I’ve been chasing that feeling ever since.”
Throughout the band’s history, Me Like Bees has undergone several member changes — with Burton and Sheafer serving as the constants. In 2017, the pair were joined by current bass player, Jake Bennett. Bennett was already familiar with the band, having served as the group’s touring merch manager for several years prior. “You know it’s funny because he was our merch guy and didn’t even really know how to play the bass,” states Burton. “Our former bass player had suddenly quit, and we had a whole string of shows coming up and needed someone immediately. Jake locked himself in a room for three weeks straight and came out a monster bass player on the other side.”
The most recent addition to the band is drummer Ben Davis. Davis had been working as an elementary school counselor when he, through an unlikely series of events, heard that Me Like Bees was looking for a drummer. In true Kurt Warner fashion, Davis left his position at the school to pursue his lifelong passion of playing music and officially joined Me Like Bees.
Above: Me Like Bees; credit: 12EightyOne
L to R: Luke Sheafer, Ben Davis, Pete Burton, Jake Bennett
Notably, the band released their first full-length album, The Ides, via Loveway Records in 2013. In 2014, they won first prize at the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands in Hollywood, CA — beating out 20,000 other artists, securing a coveted spot on the Vans Warped Tour. With their undeniable trajectory of growth, the group knew the next step was to make more music. They got the chance to work alongside Goldfinger frontman and well known producer, John Feldmann for the There Will Be Time EP (2016), and they didn’t stop there. In 2018, they partnered with Image Comics and artist Jeremy Haun for the release of their graphic novel inspired EP, Songs From The Realm.
With a plethora of years in the game, knowing their way around the studio and the release of Disco Two Step in October, Me Like Bees is making sure they’ve got your attention. With album release shows lined up throughout October and November, you won’t want to miss these guys.
Additional information and tickets here.
Disco Two Step Track Listing:
“Don’t Call It Love”
“Animal”
“Disco Two Step”
“Radio”
“Return to Me”
“Square Jaw Pt. I & II”
“The Man”
“Mcclane”
“Disco is Dead”
“The Right Stuff”
“Green Boots”
