{"id":2825,"date":"2018-08-05T10:00:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T15:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabbitwho.com\/blog\/?p=2825"},"modified":"2018-08-05T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T15:01:21","slug":"https-eclecticmusiclover-com-2018-08-01-puss-puss-band-single-video-review-we-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rabbitwho.com\/blog\/https-eclecticmusiclover-com-2018-08-01-puss-puss-band-single-video-review-we-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2018\/08\/01\/puss-puss-band-single-video-review-we-should-be\/"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<header id=\"masthead\" class=\"site-header\" role=\"banner\">\n<div class=\"site-branding\"><\/div>\n<nav id=\"site-navigation\" class=\"main-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"menu-menu-1-container\"><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"header-image bg-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-lovecraft-post-image size-lovecraft-post-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/puss-puss-band-we-should-be.jpg?w=900\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n<article id=\"post-49399\" class=\"post-49399 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-reviews tag-acoustic tag-ambient tag-dream-pop tag-indie-pop tag-jazz tag-singersongwriter tag-the-puss-puss-band tag-uk-artists tag-we-should-be\">\n<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">THE PUSS PUSS BAND \u2013 Single &amp; Video Review: \u201cWe Should\u00a0Be\u201d<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"posted-on\">ON\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2018\/08\/01\/puss-puss-band-single-video-review-we-should-be\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">AUGUST 1, 2018<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline\">\u00a0BY\u00a0<span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/author\/coldfosterpilots\/\">ECLECTICMUSICLOVER<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"cat-links\">IN\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/category\/reviews\/\" rel=\"category tag\">REVIEWS<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49402\" src=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/07\/puss-puss-band-we-should-be1-e1533079683841.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"Puss Puss Band We Should Be\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m back in Wales (having just featured Welsh band Dying Habit), this time to talk about the lovely new single \u201c<strong>We Should Be<\/strong>\u201d and\u00a0it\u2019s delightful video from\u00a0<strong>The Puss Puss Band<\/strong>.\u00a0 Based in Cardiff, and consisting of multi-instrumentalists\u00a0Asa Galeozzie\u00a0and\u00a0Lee Pugh, the band is named for Asa\u2019s cat Puss Puss.\u00a0Both are accomplished musicians who\u2019ve worked with numerous artists and bands in the UK and Welsh music industry over the last ten years as writers &amp; session musicians. They perform every aspect of their music: songwriting, instrumentals, vocals, arranging, engineering, producing and mixing. Asa plays guitar, bass, percussion, piano and melodica, while Lee plays lead guitar, bass and piano, as well as sings lead vocals.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2017, with help from seasoned musician John \u2018Rabbit\u2019 Bundrick, the guys released their beautiful debut album\u00a0<em>Echoes Across the Cruel Sea<\/em>. I reviewed the album along with an interview with Lee, which you can read\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2017\/05\/01\/interview-album-review-the-puss-puss-band-echoes-across-the-cruel-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>. Over the past six months or so, they\u2019ve been writing and recording songs for a second album, and \u201cWe Should Be\u201d is the first single. It\u2019s a wonderful song, delivering the pleasing jazz and folk-infused pop we\u2019ve come to expect from these talented guys. And once again, Mr. Bundrick lends his expertise on the keyboards.<\/p>\n<p>The bittersweet song is about missing someone and wishing they were back in love with you so you could be together. Layers of gently strummed guitar, crisp percussion and delicate synths create a sparkling backdrop for Lee\u2019s smooth, breathy vocals that convey a sad resignation as he sings the poignant lyrics:<\/p>\n<p>Lighted excited waiting in the rain<br \/>\nTwo minutes \u2018til I see you again<br \/>\nNear misses, longed for kisses<br \/>\nAn everlasting wait<br \/>\nThe magic word that is her name<\/p>\n<p>We stole our days away<br \/>\nWishing by the sea<br \/>\nWrapped up in you<br \/>\nWrapped up in me<\/p>\n<p>The way you see the world<br \/>\nIs just the same<br \/>\nIt\u2019s just the way you feel about me that\u2019s changed<\/p>\n<p>But we should be\u2026.<br \/>\nWe should be in love<br \/>\nWe should be in love\u2026<br \/>\nSee you\u2019re all I\u2019m wishing on<\/p>\n<p>Dying, just trying to find<br \/>\nThe words to say<br \/>\nThe few minutes that I\u2019ll see you today<br \/>\nNear misses, longed for kisses<br \/>\nAn everlasting wait<br \/>\nThe tragic word that is my name<\/p>\n<p>If the way you see the world<br \/>\nIs just the same?<br \/>\nMaybe there\u2019s no need\u2026<br \/>\nTo hurt in vain?<\/p>\n<p>Is it right?<br \/>\nTo close up tight?<br \/>\nTo feed this cold divide\u2026<br \/>\nBetween you and me?<br \/>\nIs it so hard to see?\u2026<br \/>\nThat we should be<\/p>\n<p>We should be\u2026<br \/>\nWe should be in love\u2026<br \/>\nWe should be in love\u2026<br \/>\nYou\u2019re all I\u2019m wishing on<br \/>\nWe should be\u2026.in love<\/p>\n<p>The video is one of the most delightful I\u2019ve seen in a long while. It shows a man in a cat suit (played by Lee) sitting or standing in various locations on a busy street in Cardiff, holding a large flip chart printed with words that are directed at his love interest. By and by, he walks past a busking musician (played by Asa) and throws a few pieces of dry cat food into his guitar case. I love the scenes where he\u2019s chasing pigeons, riding the merry-go-round, and when he sits on the bench, offers some of his food to a man who politely turns him down, then proceeds to eat it out of the bowl. At the end, the busker sees him sitting forlornly on the ground next to the merry-go-round, offers his hand, and they walk off together down the street holding hands. What a sweet story, and I love both the song and video!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Connect with The Puss Puss Band:\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepusspussband.wixsite.com\/mysite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pusspussband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/puss_band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thepusspussband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nStream their music on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/pusspussband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soundcloud<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nPurchase on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thepusspussband.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/artist\/the-puss-puss-band\/1203043669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"jp-post-flair\" class=\"sharedaddy sd-like-enabled sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\">\n<div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"jp-relatedposts\" class=\"jp-relatedposts\">\n<h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jp-relatedposts-items jp-relatedposts-items-visual\">\n<div class=\"jp-relatedposts-post jp-relatedposts-post0 jp-relatedposts-post-thumbs\">\n<p><a class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-a\" title=\"EP Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND Today I shine my spotlight on a singer\/songwriter duo that goes by the fun, quirky name The Puss Puss Band. \u00a0They are multi instrumentalists Asa Galeozzie and Lee Pugh, a mainly studio based band from South Wales.\u00a0Both have worked with numerous artists and bands in the UK and the Welsh\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2016\/11\/24\/ep-review-the-puss-puss-band-ep\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-img\" src=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.files.wordpress.com\/2016\/11\/puss-puss-band-e1493660381432.jpg?w=156&amp;h=89&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"EP Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND\" width=\"168\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-title\"><a class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-a\" title=\"EP Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND Today I shine my spotlight on a singer\/songwriter duo that goes by the fun, quirky name The Puss Puss Band. \u00a0They are multi instrumentalists Asa Galeozzie and Lee Pugh, a mainly studio based band from South Wales.\u00a0Both have worked with numerous artists and bands in the UK and the Welsh\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2016\/11\/24\/ep-review-the-puss-puss-band-ep\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">EP Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-context\">In &#8220;Reviews&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jp-relatedposts-post jp-relatedposts-post1 jp-relatedposts-post-thumbs\">\n<p><a class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-a\" title=\"Interview &amp;amp; Album Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND - &quot;Echoes Across the Cruel Sea&quot; Although I call myself &quot;Eclectic Music Lover&quot;, frequent readers of my blog know I'm particularly fond of alternative and hard rock. That being said, I truly appreciate great music in any genre or form, and every now and then an artist or band comes along whose music deeply touches me.\u2026\" href=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.com\/2017\/05\/01\/interview-album-review-the-puss-puss-band-echoes-across-the-cruel-sea\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-img\" src=\"https:\/\/eclecticmusiclover.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/puss-puss-album-e1493660397732.jpg?w=156&amp;h=89&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Interview &amp; Album Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND - \" width=\"168\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-title\"><a class=\"jp-relatedposts-post-a\" title=\"Interview &amp;amp; Album Review: THE PUSS PUSS BAND - &quot;Echoes Across the Cruel Sea&quot; Although I call myself &quot;Eclectic Music Lover&quot;, frequent readers of my blog know I'm particularly fond of alternative and hard rock. 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