We Brave Bee Stings and All
Studio album by
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2008
GenreFolk
LabelKill Rock Stars
Thao with the Get Down Stay Down chronology
Like the Linen
(2005)		 We Brave Bee Stings and All
(2008)		 Know Better Learn Faster
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
AsiaXpress[2]
Pitchfork Media7.7/10[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Spin[5]

We Brave Bee Stings and All is the debut studio album by alternative folk band Thao with the Get Down Stay Down. It was released in January 2008. The album was #10 on emusic.com's list of the best albums of 2008, where it was described as "a friendly and catchy pop record" and "an astonishing mash of herky-jerked D.C. punk and Olympia-style folk" [6]

Track listing

  1. "Beat (Health, Life and Fire)" – 2:31
  2. "Bag of Hammers" – 2:49
  3. "Big Kid Table" – 3:48
  4. "Swimming Pools" – 2:08
  5. "Geography" (feat. Laura Veirs) – 3:14
  6. "Feet Asleep" – 3:40
  7. "Yes, So On and So On" – 2:52
  8. "Fear and Convenience" – 4:03
  9. "Violet" – 2:44
  10. "Travel" – 1:46
  11. "We Go" – 2:34

References

  1. ↑ We Brave Bee Stings and All at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Nguyen, Joe (February 11, 2009). "Thao with The Get Down Stay Down - We Brave Bee Stings and All - Top Five Asian-American Albums of 2009". Asiaxpress.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (February 4, 2008). "Thao with the Get Down Stay Down: We Brave Bee Stings and All Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  4. ↑ Schonfeld, Zach (January 31, 2008). "Thao: We Brave Bee Stings and All". PopMatters. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Spin review
  6. ↑ Beaumont, Ben. "Music News & Features | Listen & Download MP3s". eMusic. Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
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