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Del Bel - In My Solitude
Album: Del Bel (2015)
Del Bel are yet another sprawling Toronto band featuring members of a bunch of other local acts, including players from Do Make Say Think, Ohbijou, Flowers of Hell, Sunparlour Players and many more. Yes, they blend elements of post-rock, roots music, indie, ambient and pop, but, no, they don't sound anything like Broken Social Scene. Instead, picture the dreamy space-blues of Mazzy Star backed by the cinematic orchestral rock of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, with a bit of Portishead atmospherics thrown in.
At first, it's so easy to get so lost in the dense layers and the glistening beauty of Lisa Conway's vocals that you miss the actual songs. The more time you spend with Oneiric, however, the more the melodies and hooks become ingrained in your brain. Del Bel haven't played many shows, but they have no problem duplicating the mesmerizing textures live, making them one of the more promising local acts to emerge
Del Bel - In My Solitude
Album: Del Bel (2015)
Del Bel are yet another sprawling Toronto band featuring members of a bunch of other local acts, including players from Do Make Say Think, Ohbijou, Flowers of Hell, Sunparlour Players and many more. Yes, they blend elements of post-rock, roots music, indie, ambient and pop, but, no, they don't sound anything like Broken Social Scene. Instead, picture the dreamy space-blues of Mazzy Star backed by the cinematic orchestral rock of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, with a bit of Portishead atmospherics thrown in.
At first, it's so easy to get so lost in the dense layers and the glistening beauty of Lisa Conway's vocals that you miss the actual songs. The more time you spend with Oneiric, however, the more the melodies and hooks become ingrained in your brain. Del Bel haven't played many shows, but they have no problem duplicating the mesmerizing textures live, making them one of the more promising local acts to emerge
