New Music for today looks at the second album from Thao Nguyen and her band, The Get Down, Stay Down. The album is in stores today and is titled We Brave Bee Stings And All.

• Virginia-bred Thao Nguyen and her band The Get Down Stay Down debut their second album, We Brave Bee Stings And All on today on Kill Rock Stars. She is currently touring in Europe, but will be back stateside at the end of January to tour with labelmates, Xiu Xiu.
• Nguyen’s raw, back of the throat delivery brings to mind Chan Marshall, Karen O, or Erica Wennestrom of the Heartless Bastards.

Here are a few reviewers quotes about the new album.

• With the support of her stage band The Get Down Stay Down, Nguyen’s second album We Brave Bee Stings and All) brings together a sound rooted in soulful alt-country blues and indie-folk. The songs are elevated by her skillfully picked guitar, as well as energetic arrangements that employ melodicas, low brass, and a Wurlitzer electric piano.” - NPR
• “Whether using an acoustic guitar strummed with a toothbrush or a sharpie pen, or employing keyboards, horns and a full rhythm section with her band The Get Down Stay Down, her songs are always buoyant, littered with catchy riffs and lyrics gripped with intimate details.” - LunaPark6
• “Breezy overdubs of vocals and instrumentation, lyrics full of regular day romanticism and wonder, Thao’s voice something of an unquivering Conor Oberst (think much younger) mixed with a not-hanging-off-the-ledge Fiona Apple.” - The Culture Of Me

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