Produced by GRAMMY-Award winner John Congleton (St. Their amazing three-part harmonies have been compared to The Staves and Fleet Foxes, however, on their debut album, Thrilled To Be Here, BAILEN have created something all their own. Growing up in NYC, the siblings, David, Daniel (twins!) and Julia Bailen were raised by their professional orchestral musician parents, and the young trio immersed themselves in a record collection that included Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Carole King and The Band. The result is The Lone Bellow’s most sophisticated work to date.īAILEN’s gorgeous harmonies, striking arrangements and evocative songwriting springs from a very deep well. Anchored in the acoustic storytelling that first so endeared the band to fans and critics, Half Moon LIght also takes more chances, experimenting with textures and instrumental fillips to create a full-bodied music experience. On Half Moon LIght, The Lone Bellow mix light and dark to muster a complex ode to memory, a call for hope, and an exercise in empathy. With earthy three-part harmonies and songwriting as provocative as it is honest, the trio made up of guitarist Brian Elmquist, lead vocalist Zach Williams, and multi-instrumentalist Kanene Donehey Pipkin creates sparks that make a stranger’s life matter or bring our sense of childlike wonder roaring back. Half Moon LIght is an artistic triumph worked toward for years, earned not by individual posturing, but by collective determination and natural growth. “I do hope someone will find this music in a peaceful moment, when they can turn it on and get lost in the story and the sound.” See you next time,” Zach says, then laughs softly. “In my own perfect little world, I would be able to put the music out and not talk about it––just, Here. Just listening offers a salve and a shelter. In the end, The Lone Bellow’s music needs no explanation. The stories behind the songs matter––but they aren’t what matters most.
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