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Hello all,
My band released a three-song EP. It's called "Shut Your Mouth So the Bees Don't Get In" by Classy Dame. We're really proud of these fun, weird songs, and we hope you will like them, too!
Above: Album art for "Shut Your Mouth So The Bees Don't Get In" by Classy Dame. It features an illustration of school kids sitting in a subway car where plants, flowers, and mushrooms are growing through the walls and floors. Illustration by Thomas Turner.
About the EP & where to listen
The band members (bassist/singer/songwriter Eric Wharton, drummer Austin Deyo, and myself on keys/vocals/songwriting) all recorded separately and remotely in the summer of 2021. We got our friend Lily Desmond to contribute a fiddle solo and backing vocals on one song. Then our friend Conor Keelan mixed and mastered the songs, and somehow made them sound like we were in the same room together.
Here are some places you can listen to the songs, and purchase if you like. (You can find it on most common platforms, but I've selected the ones I think you're most likely to be using already.)
Bandcamp: https://classydame.bandcamp.com/album/shut-your-mouth-so-the-bees-dont-get-in
Often, the first Friday of the month is "Bandcamp Friday", where Bandcamp gives up its usual (small) revenue percentage and allows its artists to receive 100% of the profits. Consider supporting small artists by buying on Bandcamp Friday, or any day of the week really.
A special bonus: If you buy the whole EP on Bandcamp for $3 or more, you will also get a high-resolution download of the gorgeous album art by our friend Thomas Turner. And the songs should download in whatever audio format your heart desires (including lossless options, for the audiophiles out there), with lyrics attached.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4pvVAclvtxG1Hlz3giVwA5
iTunes / Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/_/1610051784
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09SGYJ7H7
Live music
Classy Dame played the Bowery Electric on the night we released the EP, February 17, 2022. Here are some snaps from our set. Special guest and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Weidinger joined us for a few tunes. (Photos by Tony DiTaranto)
Above: Classy Dame performs at the Bowery Electric. Left to right: Maria on keys and vocals, Austin on drums, Eric on electric bass and vocals.
Above: Classy Dame performs at the Bowery Electric. Left to right: Maria on keys and vocals, Austin on drums, Eric on electric bass and vocals, special guest Morgan Weidinger on violin and vocals.
Above: Maria emoting at the keys and mic at the Bowery Electric.
Thank you to everyone who came to the show, everyone who listened to the EP, and everyone reading this! There's more on the horizon from us and we appreciate all the support so far.
Cheers,
Maria