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Press:
"The latest signing to Cleveland's Exit Stencil Records, Like Bells, aren't your typical band of instrumental rockers. They do more than pair a simple melody with effects pedals and stacks of amps to create dynamic moments of tension and release. On a number like "Yeti," this Oberlin trio is just as likely to follow a tense moment with a serene string movement as they are to flood eardrums with a flurry of loud. So when the big banging, clanging moment does come, it doesn't feel like predictable post-rock, but the just culmination of patient, piercing introspection."
--I Rock Cleveland
"Ohio's Like Bells have found the formula to break the boredom and expand the genre...they have created an indie gem full of life, Americana, thought, and movement."
--Orange Alert
"The first half of the disc delights and challenges with peaks and valleys found in the Takk-like "Atlas," "Yeti" and the highlight "Can I Say Something To You?" all speak to the universal language of music and its innate ability to move the soul. But stick around for "Fragments" and the set-closer "Certain Types of Conversation" and you'll find yourself having something of an orchestral rock bliss-out. As a fan of electronica and minimalist soundscapes, I don't think I've been this happy (on a personal level) with a record since last year's Muttering Retreats record. This is deliciously brilliant, ambient-minded stuff. Tune in and soar off."
--Cool Cleveland
"For being three (very) young guys, this release has a sage wisdom within its folds that cannot be gleaned from just one listen. From vocalist/violinist Garret Openshaw’s sulking strings on “Can I Say Something To You†to the highly personal, up-front drums tooled on by Will Mason on “Nothing Collapses,†the album leads a double life – half of its time spent lounging about very obviously carefree, the other half spent with a realized forward aggressiveness."
--Comfort Comes
"Impressive; well above average."
--Coke Machine Glow
"Predominantly instrumental, this trio of Oberlin College / Conservatory students don't shy away from a catchy melody and songs of pop-song length...utilizing their instruments to their fullest (violin /viola, guitar, drums, cpu) to create songs and arrangements that are both beautifully complex and accessible."
--The Pop Stereo
"Their songs quiver with ambient moods, prog-rock elements (like odd time signatures), wordless vocal lines, violin sawing, and above all, melodic creativity."
--Blogcritics.org
Biography:
Like Bells is an indie rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 2006 when the three were students at Oberlin College, their music veers from hard-edged, intricate rock to slower, plaintive meditations evocative of their rural Ohio roots.
Their debut LP was released in the spring of 2009 by Cleveland-based Exit Stencil Records, and was hailed by Cool Cleveland as "deliciously brilliant, ambient-minded stuff." The music blogosphere also responded favorably: Coke Machine Glow rated it a 72/100, Comfort Comes called their debut "a brilliant first attempt...Like Bells is ahead of the curve," and Orange Alert wrote that "they have created an indie gem full of life, Americana, thought, and movement." NPR has featured Like Bells' music on "Weekend Edition."
They have spent numerous weeks on the road across the Midwest and East Coast, including recently performing in the 2009 CMJ music marathon and at the Rooftop Film Festival. They are currently working on their foliow-up LP, to be released in the spring of 2010.
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