The Silver Seas, formerly The Bees (U.S.), are a pop-rock band from
Nashville, Tennessee, that formed when producer Jason Lehning met singer-songwriter Daniel Tashian, son of
Barry and Holly Tashian. The band toured as an opening act for
Guster in 2004 after the independent release of their debut
album,
Starry Gazey Pie. Their follow-up,
High Society, appeared in early 2006.
On May 2, 2007, it was announced that The Bees had signed to the
Los Angeles-based label Cheap Lullaby, which intended to reissue
High Society. However, copyright issues, namely that a
UK band were also using the name
The Bees (they're known as A Band of Bees in the States), forced Nashville's Bees to change their moniker, hence The Silver Seas. Under this new name, Cheap Lullaby reissued
High Society on October 9, 2007.
The Silver Seas have received high marks from the media: Metromix gave
High Society a "Pick" rating and mentioned that they had the reputation as "one of the best unsigned bands in their hometown of Nashville," and magazine
Performing Songwriter said of
High Society that the band had "made the catchiest album of the year".
High Society was also nominated at the 7th Annual
Independent Music Awards for best pop/rock album of the year.
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