The new single from Kid Hyena is more than just a great song which is the initial reason it's appearing on Beehive Candy, however it's also being used to raise funds for a youth music project in Stonehouse, Plymouth that really is quite inspiring. See HERE for more information.
Kid Hyena are a Musical Culture Clash formed on the back streets of Barcelona now based in the South West of England. Urban Folk Sonics Feat. Fiery Percussion, Uplifting Sing Along Tunes, Rhythm Tap Dance Beats & a Whole Load of Positive Vibes!
Since choosing to take the road from Spain to the UK, the band have been featured at the Isle of Wight, Glastonbury, Tropical Pressure festivals, top venues across the south west (over 80 gigs in the past year) and on BBC Introducing with a hat-trick of songs from their latest album ‘It Takes Courage To Be Happy’.
Kid Hyena put the audience right at the heart of our show and what sets us them apart from other acts is the use of progressive rhythm tap dance & percussion, which makes for a visceral & exciting experience for the gig goers quite unlike anything they would have seen before.
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It would be oh so easy to say that this is a remarkably mature sounding song for someone so young (something we are sure you have heard before about other young artists), but it is, so we will, it's very catchy as well, so that said lets get on with the background... Chayne is a 17-year-old alt-pop artist whose dark and edgy sound is embellished with a hint of indie glam rock — bold, cinematic, and unmistakably original. Chayne moved with her family from England to Southern France at the age of five, settling near the vibrant city of Perpignan. Growing up between two cultures, she is perfectly bilingual in French and English, a richness that subtly shapes her artistic voice.
Since 2020, Chayne has been writing and recording her own music using her family’s home studio equipment. Despite the demands of full-time schooling, her sound already carries a striking emotional depth and raw authenticity that sets her apart.
Working closely with producer Paul Thomson, Chayne has found a creative partnership that perfectly balances their different musical styles, bringing a dynamic energy to her work. “This song came from a two-chord tune we came up with," Chayne shares. "It’s been a bit of a thing for us to write a complete song with only two chords – it’s really hard!”
The result, her latest single “It’s Gone, He’s Gone,” is a bold and sardonic celebration of breaking free from a destructive relationship. The two-chord motif, reminiscent of old French films like Betty Blue and Jean de Florette, sets a cinematic backdrop for lyrics that are both nonchalant and empowering.
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Out now, Bedolina returns with its second LP, Sun and Flamingos, reassembling many of the players from its 2023 self-titled release. A new batch of songs from Ken Gould showcases further artistic evolution, resulting in enhanced immediacy and reflecting the volatility and flux of everyday concerns, from family and aging to the juxtaposition of looking forward versus looking backwards. Once again in partnership with the Miner Street Recordings team of Brian McTear and Amy Morrissey (The War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, Sharon Van Etten) providing production and engineering and Joe Lambert (Thievery Corporation, The Black Crowes, Cracker) doing the mastering.
The band draws its name from the Bedolina Map, a rock in the Italian Alps engraved with petroglyphs. The complex topographical map, which includes images of people and animals amidst villages and roads, was produced between 1000 and 200 B.C. Much like the music Bedolina creates, the purpose of the map is subjective but its beauty and complexity are clear. If art is communication across time, it is a commitment and a risk taken without assurance of being either heard or understood. Bedolina is drawing their map—and Sun and Flamingos is one of the first compelling clues.
Sun and Flamingos starts by looking backwards with the song collage of “Maze of Apathy” directly into “The Castle”. With tracks like “Iron Falls” that encapsulate images of refuge and surrealism to album closer "Interdimensional Parasites” that contemplate the forward looking tension between self-assurance and escape, Sun and Flamingos reinforces Bedolina's place as indie rock stars. Sonically, tracks on the new album borrow lyrical quips adjacent to Radiohead or The National, which are then enhanced by the Peter Gabriel-esque vocals of Ken Gould. Alongside the album’s release are two oddly satisfying music videos for the aforementioned singles, continuing to prove Bedolina’s enigmatic place in the music scene.
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