David Longstreth Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/david-longstreth/ New and independent music Tue, 09 Jun 2015 10:10:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/varioussmallflames.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-finalwhite-e1490809629909-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 David Longstreth Archives - Various Small Flames https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/tag/david-longstreth/ 32 32 88787050 Bells Atlas – Bling https://varioussmallflames.co.uk/2015/05/13/bells-atlas-bling/ Wed, 13 May 2015 13:30:03 +0000 http://www.wakethedeaf.co.uk/?p=4271 Bells Atlas are a band from Oakland, CA who make distinctive, prismatic music which draws upon a diverse range of styles and artists, blending the visceral emotions of R&B and soul with an off-the-wall, avant-garde vibe akin to Dirty Projectors and tUnE-yArDs. Indeed, their own bio describes them as: “kaleidosonic soul punch, afro-soul, rhythm pop-sicles, taste the r’nbow – Missy Elliot meets Bjork meets the Malian-born love child of David Longstreth and Annie Clark.” I think the only thing that could possibly be […]

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]]> Bells Atlas are a band from Oakland, CA who make distinctive, prismatic music which draws upon a diverse range of styles and artists, blending the visceral emotions of R&B and soul with an off-the-wall, avant-garde vibe akin to Dirty Projectors and tUnE-yArDs. Indeed, their own bio describes them as: “kaleidosonic soul punch, afro-soul, rhythm pop-sicles, taste the r’nbow – Missy Elliot meets Bjork meets the Malian-born love child of David Longstreth and Annie Clark.” I think the only thing that could possibly be more apt a description of Bells Atlas’ sound is Sophie Roach‘s artwork for their new EP, Hyperlust.

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‘Bling’ is the latest single from Hyperlust, a jagged pop hit which manages to not only bathe the listener in a glowing summer chill but also challenge the concept of capital-T Truth in reality and the mind, answering its own mystical questions with the only fair motto of our times. I don’t know.

“What do you mean?
I don’t know
Just a sign of science
Just a sign of science
What did you see?
Eyes to the floor
And if I do not understand it, was it real?
What do you mean?
I don’t know”

Hyperlust will be released on the 31st May and you can pre-order it now from Bandcamp. If, like me, you are new to the band, be sure to go back and explore their previous releases.

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