Lead singer Jared Scott has a couple stories to tell, and having already served time as lead guitarist in Brooklyn-based Demander, he’s well prepared to bring his seasoned outlook from the axe to the mic in his latest power pop outfit, Northern Bells.
Bells aren’t exactly a new band. But while they used to be called In Cadeo until recently, a better way to get to know them is by listing some of the many bands their members have already been a part of: from The Hold Steady to The Spies to Oberhofer, they’ve run the gambit of mid-tempo power-pop outfits over the last decade.
But this quintet sounds a bit different than their previous groups. Bells doesn’t list its female backing vocals among its principal members, but it’s this boy-girl dynamic you hear in a lot of their songs that moves the music away from typical heartland confessional, and to a wider audience. Like in new single ‘Wake Up,’ a song that shares a couple things in common with Arcade Fire’s anthem, complete with boy-girl sing-along- ready chants over a story spanning the trials of growing up.
Having released two 7-inches already this year, they’ll be releasing a third EP early next, which will (hopefully) followed be followed closely by a debut full-length.
See them at Glasslands Gallery on Nov. 8th with Chappo, Bridges and Powerlines, and Dynasty Electric, an electro-dance group sure to get the booties shaking. – Mike Levine (@goldnuggets)
