The Belle Sounds
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 The Belle Sounds at The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco 2016 | |
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| Origin | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
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| Website | thebellesounds |
The Belle Sounds are an American indie-pop rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed by married couple Noëlle Hampton and André Moran in 2012. Hampton and Moran decided they wanted to experiment with indie-pop music, moving away from the Americana music they had been performing since 1998 as Noëlle Hampton. Hampton and Moran teamed up with Emily Shirley (keyboard, guitars, vocals), Harmoni Kelley (bass) and Lee Marciniak (drums), and began as a female-fronted group with Hampton, Shirley and Kelley as the main vocalists. Kelley left the group in 2014 to tour with national acts including Kenny Chesney. She was replaced by bass players Nathan Harlan and Kris Nelson. Greg Hagan is their current bass player and Jim Echels is their drummer; both also contribute vocals.
Film, television and radio[edit]
"Bourbon on Your Lips," from the Belle Sound's first self-titled album, was featured in the sci-fi thriller Dark Skies, starring Keri Russell, in 2013.
The band next released the five-song EP Black Stone.
Their third album, The Sea Within, was released on July 20, 2018, and received local and national radio airplay and favorable reviews on KUTX 98.9, "The Austin Music Experience,"[1] Sun Radio 101.1, "The Bridge,"[2]KOOP (FM)[3] and KGSR 93.3, "Lone Star State of Mind".[4] The band was invited to perform live on KTBC (TV) Fox 7 Austin, "Music In The Morning,"[5] and CBS "Music Monday" in July, 2018.[6]The Sea Within music video, "Like A Villain," has been the subject of features in Atwood Magazine, BroadwayWorld and Glide Magazine, among others.[7][8][9][10]
The Belle Sounds have performed as the opening band with national acts such as Jerry Jeff Walker at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (known as ACL Live) in Austin.[11]
The Belle Sounds Day[edit]
Austin, Texas, mayor Steve Adler proclaimed April 13, 2017, as "The Belle Sounds Day,"[12] granting the band the right to celebrate their day annually.
TEDx performance[edit]
Hampton performed as a special guest at the December 4, 2018 TEDx event, BartonSpringsWomen, which featured eighteen women giving talks on curated content from TED Women of 2018. They appeared before a sold-out audience at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. Hampton performed songs linking topics including racial diversity, women in leadership and the science and spirituality of birth.[13]
Discography[edit]
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
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| 2013 | The Belle Sounds | Independent | Produced by Neilson Hubbard |
| 2014 | Black Stone | Independent | Produced by Neilson Hubbard |
| 2018 | The Sea Within | Independent | Produced by David Boyle |
References[edit]
- ^ "KUTX - Feature and review "Like a Villain"".
- ^ "Sun Radio 101.1, Austin - The Belle Sounds".
- ^ "KOOP FM 91.7 - The Singer and the Song - Feature Performance".
- ^ "KGSR 93.3- Lone Star State of Mind -The Belle Sounds".
- ^ "Fox7Austin - Music In The Morning - The Belle Sounds - July 10, 2018".
- ^ "CBS - Music Monday - The Belle Sounds".
- ^ "Broadway World - July 13, 2018 - Like A Villain Music Video and album review".
- ^ "Glide Magazine - SONG PREMIERE: The Belle Sounds Seek Peace Within on Dark Pop Tune "Like A Villain" - June 6, 2018".
- ^ "Atwood Magazine - Premiere: The Belle Sounds' Provocative "Like a Villain" Gets Intimate with Anxiety - July 13, 2018".
- ^ "Lone Star Music Magazine - Black Stone Album Review - October 1, 2014".
- ^ "ACL Live Calendar - Jerry Jeff Walker and The Belle Sounds - Saturday, October 15, 2016 - The Belle Sounds".
- ^ "The Austin Chronicle - April 30, 2013 - The Belle Sounds".
- ^ "TEDx - BartonSpringsWomen - December 4, 2018- Noelle Hampton of The Belle Sounds".