Bellaparker - The Things We Say

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There has been something peculiar floating around the airwaves of Austin, Texas lately. Something fresh and interesting. Something cool and fun. For the past three years, Austin native indie-rockers Bellaparker have been creating some pretty mean buzz among the locals. "Have you hear that band they call Bellaparker?" they ask. And for only those folks who have been too damn lazy to attend their shows, the answer has been no. That is until now, with the release of their first EP called The Things We Say. Now the band can share their music with everyone who owns a CD player.

On this melodic first effort, Bellaparker's sound holds true to that basic, indie style of hard, continuous guitar strumming with catchy drumming and bass lines. Singer Chad Geraci's beautifully awkward vocals affix well with bassist Vic Robey and Drummer Abby DeBois' danceable grooves. The album is an assorted seven-song collection showcasing the bands talent for making highly polished indie-pop. At times, the sound is more reminiscent of a mellower Pavement, such as on the song "Voice Undone" and the title track "The Things We Say," and other times the sound reminds of eighties new-wave gods like Joy Division and New Order. By the end of this little musical tease, we get a nice showing of what BP is really capable of on the wonderfully catchy final song titled "Drift" where the band brings in a haunting keyboard and loopy grooves that make you feel like the room is spinning, the way it does when you come home too drunk and try to go to bed before vomiting.

Indeed, there is something peculiar floating around the airwaves of Austin, Tx. After playing shows at Austin's own famous South By Southwest Festival and also with A-Town up and comers The Black Angels, Bellaparker is ready for the next step. And just for the sake of being as cliché as humanly possible, I must ask, will the people be ready for them? I think so.