 DOVE is now available for pre-order and includes an instant download of "Shiny One."
"I have a lot of affection for 'Shiny One,'" says Tanya Donelly.
"It was the first completely collaborative song we've ever done—Gail
wrote the riff and the chorus, Tom and I wrote the verse and bridge,
Chris’s parts shaped the direction and vibe. When I hear it, I hear all
four of us equally."
Belly, who formed in 1991, is Tanya Donelly (guitar, vocals), Tom Gorman (guitar), Chris Gorman (drums), and Gail Greenwood (bass). The band released their gold-certified critically-acclaimed debut album Star in
1993, which spawned the alternative radio and MTV staple "Feed The
Tree" and led to Grammy nominations for Best Alternative Music Album and
Best New Artist.
In 1995, Belly released their sophomore album King
and toured extensively behind the album before dissolving in 1996. Over
the next two decades, the members stayed close while pursuing their own
creative paths before the idea of a Belly reunion gained serious traction just a few years ago.
"We had just gotten to the point where we were just missing each
other, and missing the music," says Donelly. "The music I've been doing
in the past several years has been very collaborative, which made me
kind of homesick for Belly; I missed that sense of having a band."
The songs that comprise DOVE were spun out of a new
songwriting system that was necessitated by the four members' far-flung
hometowns. "It required a lot of trust," says Donelly, "because we were
sending raw snippets to each other—anything from 30-second pieces to
full songs. Tom and Gail and I would send demos back and forth, and then
Chris would add drums to whatever snippets he'd heard, and Tom would
sew everything together. It would sometimes be a very circuitous route to a song, but it was really fun."
"All three of the songwriters were locked in and working in a way
that complemented the others' strengths," says Chris Gorman. "Gail's
writing was in top form. Tanya is able to make anybody's song her
own—she's got that gift. And Tom has really honed his arrangement and
production style."
Belly will launch their first major tour since 1995 later this year and will play Boston Calling on May 26.
Find a full list of tour dates below. "We're all looking forward to
presenting these songs in a live setting, and having the opportunity to
play together again," says Chris Gorman. "We should be in for a really
exciting year."
Tracklist:
1) Mine
2) Shiny One
3) Human Child
4) Faceless
5) Suffer The Fools
6) Girl
7) Army of Clay
8) Stars Align
9) Quicksand
10) Artifact
11) Heartstrings
Tour Dates:
5/26: Cambridge, MA - Boston Calling
6/9: Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood Rooms
6/10: Bristol, UK - SWX
6/11: Cardiff, UK - Glee Club
6/12: Manchester, UK - The Ritz
6/13: Leeds, UK - Beckett
6/14: Whitley Bay, UK - Playhouse
6/16: Glasgow, UK - O2ABC
6/17: Sheffield, UK - Leadmill
6/18: Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
6/19: Brighton, UK - Concorde 2
6/20: London, UK - Shepherd's Bush Empire
8/8: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram
8/9: Los Angeles, CA - Teragram
8/10: San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
8/11: Portland, OR - Revolution Hall
8/12: Seattle, WA - Neptune
8/22: Portland, ME - Port City
8/25: Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
8/26: Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/28: Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
9/29: Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/4: Madison, WI - Majestic Theater
10/5: Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
10/6: Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
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