Remember When: Ruby Jean & the Thoughtful Bees

Band: Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees

Circa: 2009

Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees combined two things I liked very much: a strong female vocalist with unabashed dance music. Most well-known for her solo act, Halifax’s Rebekah Higgs debuted her electro-dance outfit Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees in 2009 and quickly became a personal favourite of mine. At the time, I saw it as Death From Above 1979 meets MSTKRFT but fronted by a kickass woman instead – basically a dream come true.

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