Hurricane BellsTonight Is The Ghost
Vagrant Records [2009]
Fire Note Says: This is one Hurricane to stick around for!
Album Review:
Hurricane Bells is the new project from Longwave singer/guitarist Steve Schiltz. You may already know the name as they recently had an exclusive song included on the soon to be huge New Moon: Twilight Series Soundtrack and it apparently is one of the first songs used in the movie. That being said, it is one of those great breaks every group longs for and it should translate into some success for Hurricane Bells newly released long player Tonight Is The Ghost. Schiltz gets total credit for the album as he wrote, played, recorded and mixed every note over the past 18 months on his Mac, which translates into the albums intimate melodic tempo that has everything from guitar pop to haunting atmospheric ballads. What makes this record so good is that it is completely pure. Just a talented artist putting his soul into his songs that has a solid mellow indie rock vibe. The entire project is driven by Schiltz's likable voice and veteran songwriting status, which easily puts Hurricane Bells as a band/guy to keep an eye on as we cross into 2010!
*Currently this is a digital release only - a physical release is expected February 2010.
Key Tracks: "This Year", "This Is A Test", "The Winters In New York"
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Death Cab For Cutie
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Hurricane Bells MySpace
Vagrant Records
-Reviewed by Roxy Cowell
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