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Belly, Dove

Belly, Dove


Tanya Donelly founded three of the best rock bands of the 90s, leaving the Throwing Muses and then the Breeders to found Belly, the band that channeled her sound best. Then Belly, wonderful as they were, called it quits after two albums. Donelly went solo I don’t know that anyone expected her to reunite the band 20 years later, but here she is, showing just how much she can do a with with a full band behind her. They’re in good form and they’re in true form. This is not an update on Belly’s sound. It’s thoroughly guitar-driven, grunge-adelic indie rock and it sounds like you might’ve expected the third Belly album to sound like in the late 90s; textured, swirling, subtle, driving. The primary difference between then and now is the wisdom, power and maturity of Donnelly’s voice, and that is 100% a positive. Highlights: “Suffer The Fools,” “Human Child,” “Army of Clay”

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