Bell X1 – Flock

So I’ve been meaning to become part of this music writing group for a while now but in all honesty, another task in my daily life had seemed daunting to me up until this point. The big BUT(!) I had to write about Bell X1, this is a band that I’ve been following for a while now and that i have recently become very enchanted with. I feel they are on the verge of breaking the states, and that this style of music will be a big thing within the indie community. I could be wrong, but nevertheless, this is just some good stuff.

Bell X1 have just released their 3rd album, Flock, here in the U.S of A on February 19th. It’s a great album with gems like ‘Bad Skin Day’, ‘Rocky Took a Lover’ and their ever so funky and catchy tune ‘Flame’. The latter reminds me of the Talking Heads, which could never be a bad thing!

Bell X1 have a long musical history that includes a heavy hitter in the singer-songwriter circuit in Dublin, but I feel I need to leave that out cos they really do stand on their own. They are very much loved in their native Ireland with Flock reaching the top of the charts and I’m so happy that they will finally get some love on this side of the pond.

Bell X1 will tour the U.S. in March, with some shows listed as sold out already. So if they come your way, definitely get your tickets ahead of time. Check for listings on their website or here.

They’ve got a great witty little bio on their myspace page which you should check out, which also lists their upcoming tour dates.

You can listen to acoustic versions of two songs from Flock, and two from Music in Mouth (which if you can get your hands on, is equally brilliant) on a recent NPR session they did with David Dye.

I hope you enjoy my post and as I do hope to continue contributing more frequently (through Trini, until I can figure this all out). As they say in Ireland, “Tanks!” (aka. thanks!)

Rocky Took A Lover (Acoustic on Youtube)