Blackbells

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Brooklyn-based psychedelic rock band Blackbells have quickly become known for their wall of sound approach, with soaring guitars, sneering vocals and a massive rhythm section. The New Yorkerdubbed the band’s debut self-titled EP, released in early 2010, “radio friendly indie-rock”, and the overwhelming amount of positive feedback the band has received since assures that Blackbells is no flash in the pan. The EP hit the #18 spot in CMJ’s Top 200, and ever since the band has found themselves playing to sold-out crowds across the US and Canada with the likes of Band of Skulls, Alberta Cross, Crash Kings, and The Greenhornes as well as appearances at both CMJ and SXSW in 2010 and 2011. On the heels of playing in past bands such as Surefire, Reckless Sons, Burn Down the Mission, and Hymns, close friends and venerable veterans of NYC’s rock scene Ben Rice (vocals/guitar), Anthony Stella (guitar), Seth Bulkin (bass) and Austin Schumacher (drums), came together to form Blackbells in the winter of 2010. With influences ranging from Echo and the Bunnymen to Oasis and contemporaries Band of Skulls, Blackbells have worked to create a unique aesthetic that breaks new ground. Their second EP, IxI, sees Blackbells structuring dense, layered guitars awash with reverb against heavy driving rhythms and cavalier vocals. Recorded and produced by Blackbells’ own Ben Rice in Brooklyn, IxIwas mastered by Louie Teran (Band of Skulls, Snow Patrol) with gorgeous cover art by renowned German artist Cra

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