Listen to a New School of Seven Bells Song
School of Seven Bells released a new track from their upcoming third album, Ghostory, on Feb. 28 on Vagrant Records and Ghostly International. Today the band released “Lafaye,” a reverb-soaked, hooky track. read more
Found in: Music, NewsBear In Heaven, Akron/Family, School of Seven Bells Featured In Benefit for the Recovery in Japan
Benefit for the Recovery in Japan is a special compilation album featuring 64 artists from around the world, including Bear in Heaven, Akron/Family and School of Seven Bells.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Giving BackInterpol Releases Free Live EP Ft. School of Seven Bells and Matthew Dear
Having just completed a North American tour, Interpol is celebrating by releasing a free, live EP featuring “touring friends” School of Seven Bells and Matthew Dear.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsInterpol Adds U.S. Dates to Busy Schedule
Interpol has lengthened its time on the road by announcing further U.S. tour dates. The band already has a North American tour with School of Seven Bells lined up that begins at the end of this month in Vancouver. Then they head to Europe to tour with Matthew Dear for the month of March.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGhostface, Lissie, Four Tet, Surfer Blood, Many More to Play CMJ 2010
CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival is slated to have quite the crew of creatives throwing down in NYC Oct. 19-23.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSchool of Seven Bells: Disconnect From Desire
Nostalgia done right The only thing more difficult than telling someone you’re in love with them is telling someone that you used to be in love with them. On “I L U,” from School of Seven Bells’ sophomore LP, the psychedelic trio does just that, employing crystalline vocals textured with background sighs. The album runs the dream-pop gamut, from dizzyingly energetic to loopy and surreal. Lead track “Windstorm” kicks the album open, winding into the equally charged “Heart is Strange.” But Disconnect From Desire’s lows are just as addicting as its highs. Synths and bells make slower songs like “Joviann”... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsTen July Albums Worth Checking Out
Much like the month they're released in, these albums run a diverse gamut... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DaySchool of Seven Bells Announce New Album
School of Seven Bells, whose debut album we here at Paste described as “brimming with new age mystique and pacifying sonic drones,” have some new tunes coming out on July 13. Disconnect from Desire, the trio’s sophomore offering, will be released under Vagrant/Ghostly International.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGetting to Know... School of Seven Bells
A few years ago, Benjamin Curtis was mining a sprawling rock-revivalist undertone with Secret Machines... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesSongs to Do Nothing To: The Motion Picture Soundtrack to Lazy
Guess who's feeling unmotivated? This guy! Sometimes, though, it's fun to channel an apathetic mood into something productive. A soundtrack to lazy, as it were. The key here is to ignore what the song is actually about (listening requires motivation), choosing instead to base its inclusion off the title alone. Have a look at the list below (which I'm capping at 15, since any more than that would be too much work), click where applicable to hear the track and feel free to post your favorite lethargic lyrics, tired tunes, melodies of malaise and sleepy song choices in the comments.... read more
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