Star [LP]

by Belly

Overview

Tanya Donelly's songwriting began to blossom on Throwing Muses' Real Ramona, and Belly's debut, Star, is where it reaches fruition. 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. [Star was re-released on LP in 2016.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/22/2016
Label:	4Ad
UPC:	0652637300239

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Someone to Die For
2. Angel
3. Dusted
4. Every Word
5. Gepetto
6. Witch
7. Slow Dog
8. Low Red Moon

Disc 2

9. Feed the Tree
10. Full Moon, Empty Heart
11. White Belly
12. Untogether
13. Star
14. Sad Dress
15. Stay

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Belly   Primary Artist
Chick Graning   Guitar,Vocals,Slide Guitar
Fred Abong   Bass
Tanya Donelly   Guitar,Vocals
Chris Gorman   Drums,Percussion
Thomas Gorman   Organ,Guitar

Technical Credits

Gil Norton   Producer
Fred Abong   Composer
Belly   Producer
Chris Bigg   Design
Chris Gorman   Photography
Tanya Donelly   Composer
Tracy Chisholm   Engineer,Producer