Belly ‎– Star

NEW VINYL LP ON 4AD 2016

2 X 180 GRAM COLORED VINYL.

Tanya Donelly's songwriting began to blossom on Throwing Muses' Real Ramona, and Belly's debut, Star, is where it reaches fruition. Using the trancy harmonies of dream pop as a foundation, Donelly expands the genre's boundaries, trimming away its pretensions and incorporating a flair for sweet, concise pop hooks and folk-rock inflections. She also spikes her airy melodies with disarmingly disturbing lyrics. Images of betrayal and death float throughout the album, but what hits home initially -- and what stays after the album is finished -- are the hooks, whether it's the rolling singalong of "Gepetto," the surging "Slow Dog," the melancholy "Stay," or the cool, detached sexiness of "Feed the Tree." Occasionally, Donelly suffers from preciousness or unformed ideas, yet Star remains an enchanting debut

Tracklist

A1     Someone To Die For     
A2     Angel     
A3     Dusted     
A4     Every Word     

B1     Gepetto     
B2     Witch     
B3     Slow Dog     
B4     Low Red Moon
    
C1     Feed The Tree     
C2     Full Moon, Empty Heart     
C3     White Belly

C4     Untogether     
D1     Star     
D2     Sad Dress     
D3     Stay