DEVOIR (IMAGINARY THEME)
Date
November 18, 2024
Genres
Artist
Belle Ghoul
Catalog
RELEASED
Language
ENGLISH [ENG]
Country
United States of America
Details Press Release.
Talking about a “new” band like Belle Ghoul feels like an understatement when the group in question is formed by Christopher Tait (among many other roles, the keyboardist for ELECTRIC SIX) and Jesse Smith, daughter of the iconic Patti Smith and guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith of MC5. However, the most striking thing is that mentioning these names serves merely as context, a way to inform the attentive reader that we’re dealing with individuals with extensive and profound musical knowledge. From here on, when speaking strictly in musical terms, what we encounter is, delightfully, something unexpected.
Achievements and awards
Belle Ghoul is a U.S.-based band from Detroit that started as a duo, formed by Christopher Tait, keyboardist for Electric Six, and Jesse Smith, daughter of Patti Smith. Currently, for the recording of their latest work, the mini-LP *”Rabbit’s Moon & Doomsday,”* the band has evolved into a quintet, expanding their versatile and varied musical influences, ranging from rock to pop, while also flirting with playful electronic sounds. They’ve chosen one of our favorite labels, Elefant Records, to release their entire discography, becoming one of the most exciting and enjoyable additions to the Madrid-based label. Yet another gem we’ve come to expect from them!
Artist Bio.
Belle Ghoul hails from Detroit and New York. Its primary members are Christopher Tait (Electric Six) and Jesse Paris Smith (daughter of Patti Smith and Fred “Sonic” Smith). The pair began as a an informal project between two friends in Detroit and New York. They shared musical tastes, ideas, and bits and pieces of songs. In forming a more formal group, the enlisted the help of friends and co-workers–Matt Van,Mike Alonso, Christian Doble and producer Zach Shipps–as collaborators. The band’s music is bright, cheerful indie pop that is literate, tender, and full of optimism. Its sound ranges somewhere between the pop expanses of the Boo Radleys, the Go Betweens and Paul Kelly and the Messengers, Lee Hazelwood’s wry pathos and the chaotic, innocent energy of the Modern Lovers.