Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Bell Hollow were a four-piece post-punk revival band based in Brooklyn, New York, composed of Nick Niles (vocals/keyboards/guitar), Greg Fasolino (guitar), Christopher Bollman (bass), and Todd Karasik (drums). The band 's music was often categorized as a blend of atmospheric 1980s post-punk and dream pop, and also encompassed elements of shoegaze, indie rock, gothic rock, and new wave.The band's primary influences included The Chameleons, The Smiths, Radiohead, Cocteau Twins, The Comsat Angels, Slowdive, The Sound and Echo & the Bunnymen. Said acclaimed journalist Basim Usmani of The Guardian and Vice: "A lot of revival bands rely on a caricaturized impression of the decade they're apeing. That's why Post Punk revival bands can leave me frustrated. They're a cliff notes version of a life altering text. Bell Hollow is the next chapter in that text".The band's songs and live show won over several reputable publications, including The Big Takeover (who said "It’s rare to find new music so heavy and yet so heavenly and light at the same time"), The Deli, veteran UK music journalist Mick Mercer., and New York Press (who said "Experience pays off with Bell Hollow, as the band brings a childish genre into adulthood"). Anti-Mag interviewed the band and proclaimed, "Beautifully delayed guitars reminiscent of a certain Mr. Smith, shining drums really caught my ear, and a heavenly voice radiated from the stage. I had found my childhood again!Bell Hollow were interviewed on several New York radio stations, including East Village Radio and BreakThru Radio, playing live on the latter, as well as Detroit podcast "Most People Are DJs". Over the course of their three-year public career, Bell Hollow performed with New Model Army, Bush Tetras, Robbers on High Street, The Prids, Longwave, Lene Lovich and Bunnydrums, among others.. }
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- Bell_Hollow abstract "Bell Hollow were a four-piece post-punk revival band based in Brooklyn, New York, composed of Nick Niles (vocals/keyboards/guitar), Greg Fasolino (guitar), Christopher Bollman (bass), and Todd Karasik (drums). The band 's music was often categorized as a blend of atmospheric 1980s post-punk and dream pop, and also encompassed elements of shoegaze, indie rock, gothic rock, and new wave.The band's primary influences included The Chameleons, The Smiths, Radiohead, Cocteau Twins, The Comsat Angels, Slowdive, The Sound and Echo & the Bunnymen. Said acclaimed journalist Basim Usmani of The Guardian and Vice: "A lot of revival bands rely on a caricaturized impression of the decade they're apeing. That's why Post Punk revival bands can leave me frustrated. They're a cliff notes version of a life altering text. Bell Hollow is the next chapter in that text".The band's songs and live show won over several reputable publications, including The Big Takeover (who said "It’s rare to find new music so heavy and yet so heavenly and light at the same time"), The Deli, veteran UK music journalist Mick Mercer., and New York Press (who said "Experience pays off with Bell Hollow, as the band brings a childish genre into adulthood"). Anti-Mag interviewed the band and proclaimed, "Beautifully delayed guitars reminiscent of a certain Mr. Smith, shining drums really caught my ear, and a heavenly voice radiated from the stage. I had found my childhood again!Bell Hollow were interviewed on several New York radio stations, including East Village Radio and BreakThru Radio, playing live on the latter, as well as Detroit podcast "Most People Are DJs". Over the course of their three-year public career, Bell Hollow performed with New Model Army, Bush Tetras, Robbers on High Street, The Prids, Longwave, Lene Lovich and Bunnydrums, among others.".