Apiary by Gingerbee

For fans of Asher White, Willy Rodriguez, Car Seat Headrest, bedroom pop, skramz, and sappy romance under the sunset, the new album Apiary by Gingerbee will melt your heart with its wildly maximalist yet touchingly personal sound. Assembled through a worldwide online collaboration of mp3 files and video calls, this record draws on the expertise of a wide array of acoustic instrumentalists and electronic producers to craft an unimpeachably tight, densely layered sound. Unlike so many other records in this bedroom scene, this brief musical snapshot keeps us in the most euphoric moments of a passionate romance, focusing exclusively on that tender comfort that we’ll chase for the rest of our lives. Simple melodic themes drawn from every culture and time period lend an anthemic grandiosity to this record, highlighting this love as a pivotal event and permanent memory. No matter where things go from here, there’s no way to feel this way forever, but the imprint of these feelings live on like a sunset burnt onto the back of a retina.