Made up of Greg Brownderville and Spencer Kenney, Beekeeper Spaceman merges elements of electropop and indie rock. This self-titled debut release moves listeners with its poetic lyrics, memorable melodies, and evocative production and instrumentation.

The record grew out of an experimental narrative series called Fire Bones (available at www.firebones.org). In Fire Bones the music of Beekeeper Spaceman combines with videos, podcasts, visual art, and poetry to tell the story of a female crop-duster’s mysterious disappearance from the fictional town of Thisaway. While this record is a self-contained work, listeners familiar with Fire Bones will hear how the songs partake of a larger narrative universe.

Brownderville is the lead singer of Beekeeper Spaceman; the creator of Fire Bones; the author of three books of poetry; and the co-creator (with composer Jacob Cooper) of Ripple the Sky, a concert piece originally commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

A multi-instrumentalist and producer, Kenney helped fashion the sonic world of Fire Bones and is involved with a variety of acts on the Dolfin Records label, as well as fronting a solo project under his name.

Beekeeper Spaceman is based in Dallas.

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Beekeeper Spaceman - Self Titled Vinyl $ 35.00 USD

Beekeeper Spaceman - Self Titled Vinyl

$ 35.00 USD

Like its sprawling hometown of Dallas, Texas, cinematic indie rock band Beekeeper Spaceman’s self-titled debut album evokes a never-ending collision between bucolic bygones and the urban present.

Born out of an online multimedia project called Fire Bones, the duo—primary songwriter/ singer/guitarist Greg Brownderville and producer/multi-instrumentalist Spencer Kenney—have shared bills with artists like Erykah Badu, Leon Bridges, Shakey Graves and Black Pumas, and have been lauded in both local music outlets (Dallas Observer, Central Track) and national literary publications (Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Virginia Quarterly Review, LITHUB). Brownderville is editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Southwest Review and author of three books of poetry, while Kenney fronts a solo electro-pop project under his own name and is involved with a variety of acts on the Dallas-based Dolfin Records label.

Album Credits

Produced and recorded by Spencer Kenney and Greg Brownderville exclusively in Dallas, except “All and Only” (acoustic guitar recorded in Arkansas with engineering by Eric Brownderville).

All songs arranged, mixed, and mastered by Spencer Kenney.

All songs written by Greg Brownderville.

Guitar, keys, bass, guitar, drum programming, triangle, rainstick, and backing vocals by Spencer Kenney.

Lead vocals, guitar, backing vocals, and keys by Greg Brownderville.

Additional drums on “No Alibis,” “Icicles,” and “Beebe” by Ethan Worland.

Art by Kaila Rose Parrish.

Photography by Kyle Montgomery.

Generous support provided by SMU English.

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