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New release: Hurricane Bells – "Tides and Tales"

Hurricane Bells - "Tides and Tales"
Hurricane Bells - "Tides and Tales"

Things just keep getting better over at the Hurricane Bells camp, and that’s saying something considering their first major appearance was on a platinum selling album.

Hot off of a successful Pledge Music fund raising project, Steve Schiltz, lone permanent member of Hurricane Bells, is up and running with his Invisible Brigades imprint, a freshly designed website, new merch and (my personal favorite of all of it) vinyl. I’d like to think that he pressed the vinyl specifically because I begged him to do so, but I know that had nothing to do with it, but I’m not complaining and I’m willing to take the credit. Your welcome.

The albums official release was actually a few weeks ago, on October 25, so there’s no time like the present to head on over to the Hurricane Bells bandcamp site and grab the new tracks digitally, on CD or limited edition vinyl.

Equally as important, or maybe more important, see them live! There are several shows lined up for December in California and back on the East coast in Pennsylvania, Virginia and New York. I’m going to miss being able to catch the shows at the Mohawk Place in Buffalo, but that doesn’t mean you should! Now get out there and see them live and grab some tunes.

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Of course you can listen to the new tracks at the Hurricane Bells bandcamp site, where you can also purchase the music in any format except 8-track and wax cylinder

And check their site for tour dates, new merch, videos and everything else you could want.

Don’t forget twitter and Facebook

 

New Hurricane Bells video and EP

Hurricane Bells is the latest project from Steve Schiltz, of Longwave fame. After releasing their album “Secrets are Sinister” in 2008 Schiltz began working on some songs by himself at his home with nothing but a Macbook and an M-box. The result was Hurricane Bells‘ first full length album “Tonight is the Ghost”.

Hurricane Bells
Steve Schiltz of Hurricane Bells

Monsters“, with it’s crunchy guitar sound and classic rock feel was taken for use in the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack, which catapulted Steve and his Hurricane Bells moniker into the spotlight. He has the platinum record to prove it. Anyway, a tour of India followed, a tour of the U.S. followed that (with a show in Canada as well), and now he is back with a new EP, “Down Comes the Rain”. Not only is the new EP available for pre-order right now from the Hurricane Bells site, but it’s appearing on a new label that Steve started called Invisible Brigades.

Very exciting news indeed.

There are also a few shows coming up in NYC and DC and sure to be more on the way. For now though you can watch the latest video for “The Waiting Song”, directed by Bill Moldt. Also check out the video that Moldt did for “Tonight is the Ghost” opener “This Year“. It’s a truly amazing and emotional video that works perfect with the song.

“Down Comes the Rain” is set for official release on September 28 and will come with a bonus re-mix EP. Head over to the Hurricane Bells site to pre-order it now.