The Spirit of the Beehive (band)

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The Spirit of the Beehive
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labels
Spinoff of Glocca Morra
Members
  • Zack Schwartz
  • Rivka Ravede
  • Corey Wichlin
Past members
  • Justin Fox
  • Timothy Jordan
  • Phil Warner
  • Derrick Brandon
  • Kyle Laganella
  • Pat Conaboy
Website Bandcamp page

The Spirit of the Beehive (often styled as SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE) is an American indie rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band name comes from the 1973 Spanish film of the same name. [1]

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The band features Zack Schwartz, formerly of the band Glocca Morra. Their debut self-titled album was released in 2014. [2] An EP entitled You Are Arrived (But You've Been Cheated) was released in 2015. [3] In 2017, the band released their second album, Pleasure Suck, on Tiny Engines. [2] [4] Their third album, Hypnic Jerks, was released through Tiny Engines in 2018. [5] [6] Their fourth album, Entertainment, Death, was released on April 9, 2021, on Saddle Creek Records. [7] Their most recent release was an EP titled i'm so lucky, which was released in September 2023. [8]

The band has toured with acts such as Japanese Breakfast, Pile, Ride, Dry Cleaning, Alex G and more.

Members

Current

Former

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

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References

  1. "Zach Schwartz and Rivka Ravede from Spirit of the Beehive Discuss Hypnic Jerks". 16 December 2018.
  2. 1 2 Cohen, Ian. "The Spirit of the Beehive: Pleasure Suck". Pitchfork . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
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  4. Rettig, James (21 March 2017). "Stream The Spirit Of The Beehive Pleasure Suck". Stereogum . Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. Moreland, Quinn (9 May 2019). "The Spirit of the Beehive Sound Like the Best Hallucination You've Ever Had". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  6. Rettig, James (11 September 2018). "The Spirit Of The Beehive – "hypnic jerks"". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. Yoo, Noah (February 3, 2021). "Spirit of the Beehive Announce New Album Entertainment, Death". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. Joyce, Colin. "Spirit of the Beehive: i'm so lucky EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved 29 December 2023.