Album Of The Day: The Lone Bellow by The Lone Bellow

Album Art of The Lone Bellow's self-titled album - In a black-and-white photo, three white people are sitting on the front steps of a New York City brownstone, from the looks of it. On both the right and left are men wearing boots, the one on the left with lighter hair and a black shirt, and the one on the right with black hair and a grey shirt with vest and black pants. In the middle is a woman with probably brown hair coming down over her right shoulder. She's wearing a light-colored dress with no sleeves and beadwork on the chest area. They look really classy and somewhat timeless, though I think their clothing is modern. Above them, printed in white is the band name, with 'The' being smaller and built into a decorative line art above the rest of the name, with a similar line art right below the name.

It's not too often that I hear of a country artist and think, "I need to check that out." But at the time, I had a friend who lived in New York City and was a huge country fan, and they told me about a country band from NYC and said, "You've got to hear this band's album!" I also then noticed that this album was produced by Charlie Peacock and I was intrigued. Zach Williams (not the Christian artist, though they share the same name) is a great songwriter and this band is oh-so-talented. To call The Lone Bellow a "country" band is not accurate, though; their music blends country, alternative rock, indie folk, and even soul. There's so many good songs here, from the up-tempo "Bleeding Out" and "Green Eyes And A Heart Of Gold", to the slower "Looking For You" and "Two Sides Of Lonely" and every tempo in between. They have gone on to release 4 more albums since then, but this may still be my favorite album of theirs still. (I need to listen to their last few albums a bit more; I haven't listened to them as much as this for sure.)

Release Year: 2013
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