Grumble Bee is back with new single 'YOU'
Grumble Bee has today made a welcomed return with brand-new single ‘YOU’ - his first piece of new music since the 2018 extended EP ‘Everything Between’. It follows an almighty stint of creator Jack Bennett (Grumble Bee) fronting UK rock hero's Lonely The Brave, after being asked to step in on vocal duties in 2020.
The new single ‘YOU’, marks the return of Grumble Bee in a fascinating way. Always learning and never operating the normal - ‘YOU’, is the product of Grumble Bee releasing music with no restrictions, having fun and feeling inspired for a new era. Stream ‘YOU’ here or watch the official music video below.
Talking about the return of Grumble Bee, Bennett shares, “I wanted to focus on releasing music again freely, regardless of genre and to be more representative of what I’m actually into now with Grumble Bee.” He continues to mention, “There’s such a wide spectrum of tonality available in the studio, that I wanted to bring in some of the silly voice note melody’s from my phone - over years of jabbering away to myself - and blend them into whatever could be a song. Sometimes the production leads the way & sometimes the alt-rock band setup is the way the song needs to go. All of the songs feel more like me than ever before, and now I just want to release music & incorporate some of my love for animals & animation into the whole setup.”
Watch the official music video for ‘YOU’ right here:
Not a hiatus but it’s been a wait for new Grumble Bee music. Start by rewinding…
Between himself & his family he’s taken the time to build his own studio (Lapwing) and been honing his production craft, forging new friendships via recording/live sessions/mixing for the likes of Empire State Bastard and Drew Michael (Sam Fender) along the way.
In 2020 he was asked to step into vocal duties for Lonely The Brave. Not only obliging but took a step further to produce and mix the bands last two critically acclaimed records (The Hope List [2021] and What We Do To Feel [2023]). Forever a creative, in downtime he found time to rescore Sampha for HBO’s Game Of Thrones and reworked music for Amazon’s adverting of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s Farming.
But it never left, it couldn’t. Grumble Bee is still but one man. The vehicle for the music he wants to create and release and the opportunity window for that to restart has finally arrived. Aptly described as sitting centre of the genre Venn diagram, this new material will push & pull listeners in a myriad of directions and he can’t wait for you to hear it.
Grumble Bee - ‘YOU’ is out now | STREAM HERE
