14 August 2024
Still gigging
At the age of 14 Donnelly started her career when forming Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh in 1981. She left in 1991. Already in 1989 she started to write
songs with Pixies‘ bassist Kim Deal for a new band named The Breeders.
1993
19 August 2023
Boston‘s power pop legends BELLY fronted by the wonderful voice
Tanya Donelly (stepsister of Kristin Hersch) released their magnificent
debut LP STAR 30 years ago, in Jan 1993.
The deliciously catchy lead single FEED THE TREE jumped to the top
of the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and peaked at #32 in the UK.
Quite spectacular for starters.
Donelly said the song was a metaphor about commitment and respect,
with the tree being a place on a large farm where a family would be buried.
Pitchfork wrote: “The song takes advantage of Donelly’s talent for punching holes
in the wall with a killer chorus. Tom Gorman’s serpentine riff coils around the verses
while bassist Fred Abong and drummer Chris Gorman keep their rhythms flippy-floppy.
Enter the woods.
BELLY: Bio – Discography – Instagram
Top singles from the past
11 January 2023
Band: BELLY (Boston)
Led by the fabulous singer-songwriter Tanya Donelly
Active: 1991–1996, 2016–present / 3 studio LPs
Single: FEED THE TREE
B-sides: Trust In Me and Dream On Me
Released: 11 January 1993 – 30 years ago today
Story: frontwoman Tanya Donelly said
that the song is a metaphor about commitment
and respect, with the tree being a place on a
large farm where a family would be buried.
Album: Star – the band’s debut LP.
Score: This single is Belly‘s most successful one.
It topped the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
and peaked at #32 in the UK
Feed the video here.
BELLY: Facebook – Bio – Discography
10 October 2020
Boston’s power-pop band BELLY scored a terrific
comeback in 2018 with grand album Dove.
Now the quartet plans a limited vinyl production, a double LP
of B-sides, rare EP tracks, and some pretty cool covers. See
full tracklist of BEES below.
Run Out Groove is a vinyl-only label that releases high-quality,
limited-number pressings of fan-chosen records. Each month
a couple of potential releases are presented for a vote and the
one that receives the most fan interest goes into pre-order
for one month only, and then gets pressed.
Turn Up The Volume picked 3 tracks that should already be
convincing enough to vote and hear these three beauties and
so much more on vinyl…
– SWEET RIDE –
(One of the B-sides of hit single Gepetto – 1992
– ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? –
(Jimi Hendrix cover)
– JOHN DARK –
(One of the B-sides of single Now They’ll Sleep – 1994)
I just give my vote. Let’s make this happen
together right here, via this link…
https://www.runoutgroovevinyl.com/vote-for-next-release?type=vote&campaign=Bees
The tracklist:
Side One– Dancing Gold, Star (full-band version), Dream On Me, Sweet Ride, Trust In Me
Side Two– Diamond Rib Cage, Sexy S, Baby’s Arm, Broken, It’s Not Unusual
Side Three– Are You Experienced, Spaceman, Hot Burrito #1, Think About Your Troubles, Hushabye Mountain
Side Four– Lilith, John Dark, Judas Mon Coeur (French version), Thief
BELLY: Facebook
The other side of the A…
1 October 2020
Band: Belly
B-side: Sweet Ride
A-side: Gepetto
Released: 1992
Climbing out
We stumble around
All smoky and soaked to the bone
I carry the crown of a girl underground
I’m down for a sweet ride
Studio recording…
Acoustic…
BELLY: Discography
New sonic impulses…
23 August 2020
This weekend should have been an exceptional one for many Belly fans, as a great
Bellyfest was planned to go ahead at the Colombus Theatre in Providence RI, the
capital of Rhode Island, also the band’s home town. But we all know what science-
fiction-like crisis hit the world, so the festive event had to be canceled. The band just issued a message on their FB-page about their gigantic frustration and simultaneously shared a trio of reworked tracks as comfort and to mark the unforeseen, sad occasion.
First the band’s emotional statement…
Hello everybody. Soooo this was supposed to be our big Bellyfest weekend where we had planned to see all of you and play music with our friends and listen to our writer friends and enjoy our artist friend’s work. Friends. Many of you had already made travel plans to see us in our own home city of glorious Providence RI at the cool old Columbus Theater but a worldwide pandemic exploited by a transnational crime syndicate masquerading as our government had other plans. Bummed does not even come close to describing our disappointment in having had to postpone until next year. We wanted to mark the occasion somehow so we decided to record a couple of acoustics and one crazy ass wheelbarrow remix by our friend PPaul Q Kolderie as a sort of Covid Consolation Prize to help fill the void in what would have been a full weekend of hugs, droplet sharing and squished indoor space with all you beautiful people. We hope you enjoy. Love and miss you all. xo us
Here are the three comforting pieces. A wheelbarrow remix (by Paul Q Kolderie) and acoustic version of Shiny One, an epic highlight from the band’s triumphant 2018 album Dove and an acoustic version of vivid rocker Now They’ll Sleep from their 1995 LP King.
– SHINY ONE
(wheelbarrow remix)
.
– NOW THEY’LL SLEEP –
(acoustic)
.
– SHINY ONE –
(acoustic)
.
BELLY: Facebook
These past lockdown weeks many musicians comforted us. So did TANYA DONELLY (Belly, The Breeders, and Throwing Muses) who shared several covers, with all proceeds from the tracks going to different charities. She interpreted songs by Marianne Faithfull, Labi Siffre, and Bob Marley, so far.
And this week she brings another one. This time one of PIXIES most famous tracks
‘HERE COMES YOUR MAN‘. Her version is as catchy as the original, but poppier with Donelly’s voice shining as usual. Proceeds from this cover will go to the staff of Great Scott, the great Boston venue that announced that it was closing last week.
Here comes your woman…
.
Check also the second track that came with the Pixies track.
It’s a cover of Belly‘s beauty ‘Stay‘ (from the band’s debut LP ‘Star‘) by songstress
Charley Stone. Donelly said about it: “I heard her version this past week, and I love it
so much that I had to include it here. Listening to her sing and play it, I feel like *she*
wrote this song, and that’s a pretty weird and wonderful feeling.”
.
TANYA DONELLY: Facebook
Check this album too…
Memorable live moments…
Boston’s guitar pop legends BELLY, led by the wonderful Tanya Donelly returned last
year with their exquisite comeback album ‘DOVE‘. One of the many highlights and an absolute favorite of mine is the ravishing song called ‘HUMAN CHILD‘. Watch the band playing a beauteous and moving version of that pearl for KEXP Radio Seattle last year…
BELLY: Facebook
You can stream BELLY‘s 2018 comeback album DOVE right here
Clips that impress your ears and your eyes…
23 February 2019
Last year Boston‘s guitar pop legends BELLY, led by wonderful voice & songwriter Tanya
Donelly returned in convincing style with comeback album DOVE. A striking record with multiple beauties on it like that graceful pearl HUMAN CHILD, one of Turn Up The Volume‘s favorites. And precisely for that superb song, Belly just released a video with footage from the band on and off stage, then and now. Just lovely. Watch it here…
BELLY: Website – Facebook – Twitter
You can stream comeback album DOVE right here
