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Heaven Don't Call Me Home: An Interview with The Lone Bellow in PopMatters

2/2/2015

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This interview with The Lone Bellow, by Annie Galvin, was published today on PopMatters. It delves more into the creation of Then Came The Morning, including working with Aaron Dessner, recording at Dreamland, and the inspiration for some of the songs. It includes some details we haven't heard before, such as the impetus for "Fake Roses:"

"For example, “Fake Roses” takes the form of a letter from Williams’s mother-in-law to her sister. Williams explains, “They have pretty similar lives. And the letter basically says, ‘Your heart is breaking, I hear what it’s saying. You don’t have to tell me anything.’ And I was like, ‘Well where can we go with that?’ "

Galvin also writes about the time the band performed at South by Southwest in 2013.

One night at South by Southwest, the Lone Bellow played to a packed backyard crowd at the Newport Folk Festival showcase, a crowd that obliviously sipped cans of Lone Star in Blackheart’s beer garden while the relatively unknown Lone Bellow set up and tuned. When the band’s first three-part harmony soared over its sturdy wall of acoustic sound, heads instantly rotated toward the rundown lean-to that had been converted into a stage.

The band captivated the crowd for the duration of its set, even cultivating a group sing-along to the anthem “Carried Away”. The experience of being in that crowd felt akin to attending an evangelist revival meeting: everyone was a convert by the end.

We can certainly relate the that experience.
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Some Great Interviews

1/31/2015

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As expected, The Lone Bellow is getting a lot of attention these days. We're a little embarrassed to admit how much time we've spent online trying to read everything they're mentioned in. We just don't want to miss anything! Of course, not everything we read about the band sticks with us, but we did really enjoy these two articles that surfaced this week. 

When you see The Lone Bellow perform live, it's quite obvious how much fun they have together, and how they most definitely care deeply for one another. We loved reading this Paste article, which perfectly captures the bond they share. It's really one of the best things we've read about the band. This article also reminded us of the "Return to Brooklyn" video, which gives a little glimpse into their lives as New Yorkers.

We also really enjoyed this interview from Johnathan Bernstein at CMT Edge. In this piece, the band talks about the connection between their fans and their music, and they are, as always, incredibly humble.
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What A Busy Week!

1/28/2015

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With the new album officially out (even though the blizzard stopped a certain someone from receiving her copy on time), The Lone Bellow has been super busy. We feel ridiculously proud of these guys, even though we've had nothing to do with their success. There's just something that makes us feel so happy to know of this band, and we just want to share the joy. We are going to try our best to keep up with all of the interviews, appearances, and anything else that comes up in the next few weeks. As for now, here's a little bit of a roundup. 

Over the weekend, we were pleasantly surprised to hear their interview on NPR's Weekend Edition. We are huge NPR nerds, so much so that it's a wonder we ever find time to listen to music! If you did not hear the interview, check it out here.

There's also this little promo, appealing to the Target shopper in all of us:
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And, let's not forget that the band recently disembarked from their Cayamo cruise, which we wrote about here. Our friend and fellow The Lone Bellow fan, Holly, was kind enough to give us permission to share some of her photos from the fabulous trip. (We hope to have more to share from Cayamo, so stay tuned!)
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How The Lone Bellow Came to Be

1/24/2015

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“Once I lost control of everything, I remember being like, ‘We are not promised tomorrow. We don’t know what the future holds. Let’s just do it. We have our lives and our health, and what is the worst that could happen?’"---Stacy Williams, on their decision to move to New York

Yesterday The Lone Bellow shared this incredibly candid story from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, depicting the events that led to Zach's entry into the life of a musician. While he has written and spoken of these events before, in this most recent interview we are given quite a few more details about their lives together.  While we cannot fathom what it must have been like to have lived through such tragedy, we are certainly grateful for the many happy outcomes. If you haven't read the article yet, make sure you do. And don't forget to check out the links for the video and photo gallery.
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Baeble Music Interview with The Lone Bellow

9/10/2014

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We recently came across this interview and performance from not quite a year ago, filmed in Washington Square Park by Baeble Music. It is interesting to hear a little about how the trio collaborate on songwriting, and how their music has affected fans.


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