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The new album from Belly is shaping up all sorts of lovely.
Last month we received the reunited Boston band’s first bit of new music in 23 years in “Shiny One”, and today Tanya Donelly and company take us deeper into heartfelt nostalgia with “Stars Align.” The new single is a yearning bit of guitar-pop that’s so Belly it hurts, and further shapes the band’s forthcoming album DOVE — their first LP since 1995’s King — into something pretty special.
Donelly says this new track “was a dark horse that we kept coming back to in the writing stage of the album, reinventing and restructuring it. It was nearly left behind a couple of times, but we knew we could get this one to a good place if we kept at it, and it finally came together in the 11th hour before recording.”
DOVE is finally out May 4, and it’s currently available for pre-order. On Record Store Day, this April 21, Belly will also release a limited edition 10-inch colored vinyl EP featuring two tracks from the new album, one exclusive track, and a cover of “Hushabye Mountain” from 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Belly also play Boston Calling Music Festival in Allston over Memorial Day weekend before heading out on European and North American tours that extend to October. Get all dates below.
Featured Belly photo by Chris Gorman.
Belly 2018 Tour Dates:
May 26: Cambridge, MA – Boston Calling
June 9: Portsmouth, UK – Wedgewood Rooms
June 10: Bristol, UK – SWX
June 11: Cardiff, UK – Glee Club
June 12: Manchester, UK – The Ritz
June 13: Leeds, UK – Beckett
June 14: Whitley Bay, UK – Playhouse
June 16: Glasgow, UK – O2ABC
June 17: Sheffield, UK – Leadmill
June 18: Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
June 19: Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
June 20: London, UK – Shepherd’s Bush Empire
August 8: Los Angeles, CA – Teragram
August 9: Los Angeles, CA – Teragram
August 10: San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
August 11: Portland, OR – Revolution Hall
August 12: Seattle, WA – Neptune
August 22: Portland, ME – Port City
August 25: Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
August 26: Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
September 28: Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
September 29: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
October 4: Madison, WI – Majestic Theater
October 5: Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Cafe
October 6: Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre