Belly ‎– Star

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NEW VINYL LP ON 4AD 2016 2 X 180 GRAM COLORED VINYL. Tanya Donelly's songwriting began to blossom on Throwing Muses' Real Ramona, and Belly's debut, Star, is where it reaches fruit ion. Using the trancy harmonies of dream pop as a foundation, Donelly expands the genre's boundaries, trimming away its pretensions and incorporating a flair for sweet, concise pop hooks and folk-rock inflections. She also spikes her airy melodies with disarmingly disturbing lyrics. Images of betrayal and death float throughout the album, but what hits home initially -- and what stays after the album is finished -- are the hooks, whether it's the rolling singalong of "Gepetto," the surging "Slow Dog," the melancholy "Stay," or the cool, detached sexiness of "Feed the Tree." Occasionally, Donelly suffers from preciousness or unformed ideas, yet Star remains an enchanting debut Tracklist A1 Someone To Die For A2 Angel A3 Dusted A4 Every Word B1 Gepetto B2 Witch B3 Slow Dog B4 Low Red Moon C1 Feed The Tree C2 Full Moon, Empty Heart C3 White BellyC4 Untogether D1 Star D2 Sad Dress D3 Stay Show more