Please tell me there's more where this came from! A local record shop slapped a handwritten sticker on this one indicating
The High Bees entailed ex-members of Orange Juice.
David McClymont, an ex-bassist for the aforementioned co-wrote the b-side here, "She's Killing Time," but isn't actually a performer. Instead, this Scottish trio was commandeered by
Syuzen Buckley whose credits beyond this record are spread a bit thin, while drummer
David Ruffy also had stints with The Ruts and Aztec Camera. Featuring merely two songs on what should have preferably been at least an ep, the Bees make them count, with "Self Indulgence" teaming with warm, almost highbrow pop smarts, that I suppose wouldn't be too sonically removed from O.J., but a more accurate comparison would be mid-80s Scritti. Nothing really dancy here mind you. The only relevant reference I've encountered regarding the High Bees is the inclusion of "Self..." on the 2019
Big Gold Dreams compilation book set, and by the looks of it the song is available to stream on multiple platforms if that's your bag.
A. Self Indulgence
B. She's Killing Time
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