Morningbell

Bio:

"May God help us all." Ocala Star Banner | November 2007

"Morningbell is as much a part of Gainesville as the University of Florida or the Florida Gators." -Matt Latola: BreakThruRadio

Let's Not Lose Our Heads by Morningbell from Eric Atria on Vimeo.

Morningbell is Gainesville, Florida's own melodic, multi-layered, psychedelic rock quartet. The band has rooted themselves as a well established tradition in the Florida Music Scene and beyond, touring the Eastern United States. Morningbell has been critically acclaimed and featured in Bonnaroo, MTV's The Real World Sydney, Blender Magazine, Pitchforkmedia.com, The Washington Post, All Music Guide and Americana UK.

"Sincerely, Severely (the band's 4th full length album) was released in December of 2009. It has created a frenzy of internet hype, including a coveted 4 star ranking on All Music Guide and has been repeatedly called one of 2009's best albums.

All 4 of the band's full length albums have been ranked in the top 10 albums of their release years (by Gainesvillebands.com and the Gainesville Sun).

Morningbell's music stands up best behind their captivating live performances. Armed with an arsenal of low budge lighting effects, Morningbell not only causes the stage to erupt with sound, but with their trademarked 100 dollar light show as well.


100 dollar light show.

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Sincerely, Severely

Rhythm is king on Sincerely, Severely. The guitar, one of the most prominent instruments on the band’s previous releases, takes a back seat to bass and drums for an album that evokes everything from Curtis Mayfield to Tom Waits to African drumming and Brazilian folk music.
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Member Since:

January 11, 2005

Members:

The people in the back row of the "We Are the World" video.

Influences:

Lionel Richie's moustache, Greek food on tour, Volcano Worshiper's Hour, Rufus T. Firefly, The Electric Mayhem.

Sounds Like:

"The Octopus Walks Across the Coral" was featured on MTV's The Real World Sydney in the "Nice Guys Finish Last" episode.

"Sincerely, Severely is both a big step forward for Morningbell and a calling card for what sounds like a hot live act."
All Music Guide

"Morningbell have made some of the best music of 2009."
Delusions of Adequacy

"Sincerely, Severely is shiny and brims with promise, the layered arrangements showcasing the depth and musical aptitude of this band. It’s entirely enjoyable, unexpected, and fun. This is a band of playful reconciliations, ear-candy bites, and smooth transitions, friendly and suggestive and one to watch in 2010."
Crawdaddy!

"Immensely talented, unbelievably confident and quite obviously insane."
Incendiary Magazine

"An eclectic indie-rock mishmash"
The Onion

"One stunner of an album"
Popmatters

"Put Morningbell on your 'bands to watch' in 2010 list."
Indie Rock Cafe

"Melodic, sometimes spacey and always infectiously poppy."
St. Petersburg Times

"Make room for this up-and-coming indie band"
Blender

"It takes a special kind of band to turn nostalgia for the choose-your own-adventure books into a skip-around-tracks concept album, but this Florida psychedelic-rock band has done just that."
The Washington Post

"Morningbell is on to something with Through the Belly of the Sea... [the album] sits at a rarified, if not necessarily sought-after, level of indie rock ironic nostalgia"
Pitchfork Media

Record Label:

Orange Records of Gainesville

Label Type:

Indie