San Francisco – New York’s School of Seven Bells has not been a band immediately ushered to any foreground when indie rock or indie pop is brought into question. Until fairly recently, School of Seven Bells operated as a two-piece collective consisting of lead vocalist Alejandra Deheza and multi-instrumentalist Benjamin Curtis, formerly of the band Secret Machines, which saw
photo by Victoria Stevens On Sherlock’s Daughter’s Facebook page their music is described as “indie/electronic/psychefaeriedelica”, and I think that sums it up quite nicely. The last word was the first thing to pique my interest about the trio-turned-quartet, and only one of the many things that lead singer Tanya Horo and I discussed last Monday
2010 has been a successful year for School of Seven Bells. The band released its sophomore effort, Disconnect From Desire, on July 13 on Vagrant Records/Ghostly International in the U.S. The band consists of Benjamin Curtis and identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza. With a sound that has been described by some as dreamy and
School of Seven Bells There’s no doubt that the music industry is dominated by the male gender, but successful female bands have been increasing in numbers and popularity. For instance, one of the most buzzed about groups, School of Seven Bells (a two sisters/one guy trio), is currently on a nation-wide tour, having just released