I’m not sure how much quality music comes out of Alaska, but Olga Bell part of (the now three piece) BELL is definitely what I would quantify as quality. 2008 they released EP with some pretty high praise from the usual cats and I’m definitely supporting that (albeit late). Now they’ve got a new single out, “Magic Tape” and it’s going crazy in my head – bouncing along the walls and such. It’s like Bjork met up with Telepathe and decided to bury themselves in club hip hop beats. Jagged, angular, bass booming, intense beauty that drifts away from normalcy just enough to captivate. BELL will be swinging down to SXSW and later rolling into DC (Rock and Roll Hotel on April 25th) and Philly (First Unitarian Church on April 26th) with Bowerbirds. Write that down on your calendar while you listen to the single (more dates after the jump).
mp3: BELL – Magic Tape
Mar 2 La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC *
Mar 3 El Mocambo – Toronto, ON *
Mar 4 The Pike Room at Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI *
Mar 5 Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL *
Mar 6 Illinois Wesleyan U.-Young - Bloomington, IL *
Mar 7 7th Street Entry - Minneapolis, MN *
Mar 10 Chop Suey - Seattle, WA *
Mar 11 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR *
Mar 13 The Independent - San Francisco, CA *
Mar 14 Troubador - Los Angeles, CA *
Mar 15 The Casbah - San Diego, CA *
Mar 16 Detroit Bar – Costa Mesa, CA *
Mar 18 Club De Ville (Brooklyn Vegan SXSW Showcase) Austin, TX
Mar 19 Scholz Garden (twosyllable / I Guess I’m Floating SXSW party) – Austin, TX
Mar 23 Bloomington, IN – Cinemat #
Apr 25 Washington, DC – Rock ‘n Roll Hotel %
Apr 26 Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church %
Apr 27 New York, NY – Mercury Lounge %
Apr 28 Brooklyn, NY – Monkeytown %
Apr 30 Boston, MA – TT The Bears
* = w/ Asobi Seksu
# = w/ Lemonade
% = w/ Bowerbirds
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