Friday 03 September 2010



Connecting with School of Seven Bells

Sophomore LP Disconnect From Desire hits the mark

(photo: Abbey Drucker)

Claudia and Alejandra Deheza are the twin sisters whose crystal-like harmonies are at the heart of School of Seven Bells‘ music.  I lost their 2008 album Alpinisms in the shuffle of that year’s deluge of like-minded music coming out of the NYC area, and while I remember liking it well enough, it didn’t stand out as anything remarkable.  Understandably then, my hopes weren’t high for their follow-up–nor was my interest–but now in 2010, the songs on Disconnect From Desire are actually standing out in the shuffle of my music library.  “Heart Is Strange” was the first song that came up in a random playlist of new music, and its undulating, shoegaze-inspired lushness reminded me of all those great 4AD records from the 90s that I’ve since forgotten.  Benjamin Curtis (formerly of Secret Machines) provides the jangly guitar melodies to accompany the Deheza’s honey sweet harmonies,  which in turn cruise along at a modest pace thanks to the album’s rhythmic pulse.  I didn’t recall the first record sounding this melodic and beat-driven, and a quick trip back to it reveals that I was right.  In the time between records one and two, School of Seven Bells have coalesced as a band.  Disconnect From Desire sounds like it was effortless, spun from the trio’s collective muse as a fully formed piece of work.

Phantogram have remixed Disconnect From Desire track “ILU”, which will be on the upcoming Heart Is Strange EP, You can download the remix for yourself here, in exchange for your email address or agreeing to share the track on your social network of choice.  Have a listen to it below, as well as the album version of “ILU”, and if this peak’s your interest, get your hands on Disconnect From Desire.  You won’t be disappointed. Guaranteed.

School of Seven Bells – I L U (Phantogram Remix) by VagrantRecords

MP3: School of Seven Bells “ILU”
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