Bell Hollow

Bell Hollow
from left to right: Christopher Bollman, Todd Karasik, Greg Fasolino, Nick Niles
from left to right: Christopher Bollman, Todd Karasik, Greg Fasolino, Nick Niles
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, United States
GenresDream pop, post-punk revival, alternative rock
Years active2003–2009
LabelsFive03 Records, RCRD LBL
Past membersChristopher Bollman
Greg Fasolino
Hayden Millsteed
Nick Niles
Todd Karasik
Websitewww.bellhollow.com

Bell Hollow were a 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 The Guardian and Vice journalist Basim Usmani: "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."[1]

The band's songs and live show won over several publications, including The Big Takeover[2] (who said, "It's rare to find new music so heavy and yet so heavenly and light at the same time"), The Deli, UK music journalist Mick Mercer[3] 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."[4]

Bell Hollow were interviewed on several New York radio stations, including East Village Radio and BreakThru Radio,[5] playing live on the latter, as well as Detroit podcast Most People Are DJs.[6] Over the course of their three-year public career, Bell Hollow performed with New Model Army, Bush Tetras, Soundpool, Robbers on High Street, the Prids, Longwave, the Kominas, Stellarscope, Lene Lovich, Entertainment, Frank the Baptist and Bunnydrums, among others.[7]

  1. ^ http://punkistani.livejournal.com/2006/06/29/ Jihadi Pastrami: Thursday, June 29th, 2006
  2. ^ "The Big Takeover: Blacklist with Bell Hollow - Mercury Lounge (New York) - Sunday, August 6, 2006". Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2008-09-10. Blacklist with Bell Hollow - Mercury Lounge (New York) - Sunday, August 6, 2006 by Kristen Sollee
  3. ^ The Mick
  4. ^ "http://www.anti-mag.com/bellhollow.htm Anti-Mag: Bell Hollow - A Solid Force
  5. ^ http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=3349/ BreakThruRadio.com
  6. ^ http://www.podfeed.net/episode/MPAD143+PlayRadioPlay...Bell+Hollow/1209405 Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Most People Are DJs MPA D#143 "Play Radio Play...Bell Hollow"
  7. ^ http://www.bellhollow.com/shows/index.php Bell Hollow: Past Shows