Promo Picks 26th Oct, Bellflur, Oh Darling.

"A band that has drawn a litany of comparisons– from Can and Radiohead, to Lake Trout and Tortoise, to Godspeed and Sigur Ros – Bellflur challenges genre-specificity. They thrive in lush space and musical grandeur just as easily as in odd time signatures, bare-boned harmonies and reticence".

Perched on the edge between perfection and chaos, Bellflur seem to relish those split beats in time and dreamy bass adventures. Sure, the heady mixture easily overpowers your senses, ultimately becoming quite painless while reverting to mortal combat in the form of genre-cide. File under brazen funky Radiohead, brush strokes and monumental jamming exercises.

Bellflur : Grey Sparkle Finnish Pig
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"A complete twelve-song record of entirely new material, `asleep.asleep` exposes a familiar, yet entirely different Bellflur; one that shows the public how Bellflur shines in dynamic complexities and is found to be almost attacking its listeners with volumes of orchestral arrangements, moments of cathartic vocal choirs, head-swirling samples and sudden steps into folk-like minimalism".

Courtesy Of Fanatic Promotions


"Los Angeles-based indie pop-rock band Oh Darling will release their second disc, Oh Darling, on their own Creative Works/Oh Darling Music label on Nov 17th. The album will be available via the iTunes Music Store, Amazon, Rhapsody, Last.fm and other outlets".

The Portland connection evident and crystal clear. Polished modern indie, carefully refined to an infectious bubble-gum pop fixture. Debbie Harry meets Shirley Manson over a luncheon of flavoured tambourines and colourful keyboards.

Oh Darling : I Like You, Baby
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"Produced by Gregg Williams (Blitzen Trapper, Dandy Warhols) with additional recording by Chris Roach (451 Recording), the eponymous album is Oh Darling’s follow-up to 2008’s critically adored “Nice Nice.” The new collection is the fullest realization yet of the quartet’s inventively bouncy twist on the new-wave pop tradition, recalling influences as diverse as Talking Heads, Blondie, Metric, Kate Bush, Phoenix, Built to Spill and Eels".

Courtesy Of Black Unicorn Music