The Bumblebeez (aka Chris Colonna, and occasionally his sister Vila, but I read she's pregnant, so no touring for now) are back in town and they've dropped the "81" and picked up a new album, Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill, for you punk rockers, all you hip-hop heads, all you bitches.
As genre-bending and schizophrenic as the first album, The Printz, the new Bumblebeez record is a logical progression without much progression at all. With the usual amalgamation of punk to arena hip-hop to electro to...grime ("Pump Up The Bass")?!, the Colonnas take more chances this time around to pump up the Bumblebeez weird-/amazing- ness to 11. It's not for everyone, but at the same time has something for everyone. "Freak Your Loneliness," alternative rock radio, here they come?
Also, don't miss out on the "Dr. Love" video directed by Tom Kuntz. Watch out Soulja Boy Tell Em', you got competition. Here's an 80's/Miami disco dancefloor filler from the new album to whet your appetites before devouring the rest of it. I just have to figure out when/if this is coming out here in the U.S.
Bumblebeez - "Rio" from Prince Umberto and the Sister of Ill
For fans of: Beck, early Beastie Boys, M.I.A.
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