SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS RETURN TO THE MAGIC STICK IN DETROIT:
Monday, April 30, 2012
OUT FEBRUARY 28 ON VAGRANT RECORDS/GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Career-Defining Release From Acclaimed Act
November 16, 2011 (New York, NY) – School Of Seven Bells are back with their third
release, Ghostory, out February 28 on Vagrant Records/Ghostly Inernational. The
highly-anticipated album finds the band’s lineup has evolved along with the music;
formerly a trio, the band is now a duo: guitarist/producer Benjamin Curtis and
vocalist Alejandra Deheza
Recorded in-between tours, Ghostory exemplifies a fervent progression of SVIIB’s
growth as artists, preserving the common themes found on their last two releases but
exposing them in different fashions. The familiar ethereal and enigmatic tones are
omnipresent, surrounded by layers of influences from ‘80s pop, shoegaze and ambient
electronic sounds. However, Ghostory comes with a story in mind; the tale of a young
girl named Lafaye and the ghosts that surround her life.
School Of Seven Bells formed in 2006 as a trio (including Claudia Deheza) and released
their debut full-length, Alpinisms, on Ghostly International in 2008. The group’s appeal
grew exponentially, with their signature sounds stemming from pieces of electronic
subgenres and shoegaze bands before them. By 2010, the group released the critically
acclaimed Disconnect From Desire on Ghostly International and Vagrant. Ghostory is
truly their defining work, beautifully crafted and haunting, with the story of Lafaye
permeating the psyche long after the music stop.
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