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TANYA DONELLY And BELLY Released Their Biggest Hit Single ‘FEED THE TREE’ 30 Years Ago Today

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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

Vote For BELLY To Have Their Collection Of B-Sides, Rare EP Tracks & Covers On VINYL

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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

BELLY Share Their Shine On Covid Consolation Prize

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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)


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– NOW THEY’LL SLEEP –
(acoustic)

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– SHINY ONE –
(acoustic)

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BELLY: Facebook

Here Comes Your Woman – The Wonderful TANYA DONELLY Covers PIXIES

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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…


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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.”


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TANYA DONELLY: Facebook

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Check this album too…

BELLY Playing ‘HUMAN CHILD’ For KEXP Radio Seattle in 2018…

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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

BELLY Shares Past And Present Clip For Stellar Track ‘HUMAN CHILD’ Off Their Comeback Album…

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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

ALL STAR TRACKS TEAM – Turn Up The Volume’s 21 Knockout Tracks Of 2018…

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Lots of hair-splitting havoc and flaming pop firework this year.
Here’s TURN UP THE VOLUME‘s 2018 ALL STAR TRACKS TEAM
21 Knockouts, 21 standoouts, 21 big ones right here, right now…

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1. ‘Liberty Belle’ by FONTAINES D.C. (Dublin, Ireland)
Up and coming Irish punk idols impress with catchy ramshackle punk force…

2. ‘Dust On Trial’ by SHAME (London, UK)
Razor-sharp rage from South London from their cutting debut album ‘Songs Of Praise’…

3. ‘Danny Nedelko’ by IDLES
“Fear leads to panic, panic leads to pain / Pain leads to anger, anger leads to hate”…

4. ‘Isolation’ by TUBELIGHT (Belgium)
Belgian garage rockers sneer and spit with poise…

5. ‘Lately’ by TERRA PINES (Queensland, Australia)
A tornado of multi-layered guitars rollin’ all over you…

6. ‘User Guide’ by IT IT ANITA (Belgium)
Primal screams getting way deep under your skin…

7. ‘How Did This Happen?’ by BODEGA (New York, NY, US)
Irresistible jingle jangle electricity from one of the most thrilling new acts around…

8. ‘Paradox’ by SEXTILE (Los Angeles, California, US)
Inflammatory firecracker thundering like electronica pioneers Suicide on speed…

9. ‘Odyssey’ by MIEN (UK/US/Canada)
Like minded spirits from different bands coming together for a psych-y trip…

10. ‘Shiny One’ by BELLY (Boston, US)
A glowing return in grand style with Tanya Donnelly‘s touching vox in the middle…

11. ‘The Bluebirds Are Singing’ by EERIE GLUE
Ongoing bluesy psych groove with a spellbinding impact on your soul…

12. ‘Turn The Knife’ by PALM GHOSTS (Nashville, US)
Mesmerizing make or break love song with glimmering guitars and vivid duet vocals…

13. ‘You Don’t Walk Away From Love’ by PEACE (UK)
Euphoric guitar pop at its very best…

14. ‘When We Left’ by SOMEDAYS (London, UK)
Glowing drive, tenacious pace, confident dynamic and instantly infectious. Strike!…

15. ‘Dark Stains’ by EXPLODED VIEW
Mysterious, magnetizing and masterful…

16. ‘Subsonic Dream’ by THE DARTS (Phoenix, CA, US)
Fuzzy garage banger hittin’ and kickin’ relentlessly…

17. ‘Faith & Science’ by MODERATE REBLS
The addictive power of repetition combined with a catchy boowie woogie piano…

18. ‘Under The Moon’ by REBECCA LOU (Denmark)
Vigorous, dynamic and highly brisk pop standout…

19. ‘Human Child’ by BELLY (Boston, US)
A gripping human pearl…

20. ‘Wayne’ by RICH GIRLS (New York, NY, US)
This is how authentic sensitivity resonates like…

21. ‘Knocking’ by BASEMENT REVOLVER (Hamilton, Canada)
Singer Chrisy Hurn‘s breathtaking voice will make you silent.

ALL STAR ALBUMS TEAM – Turn Up The Volume’s 11 KNOCKOUT LP’s of 2018…

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2018 – Another dazzling year for longplayers!
Here’s Turn Up The Volume’s All Star Team
Here are the 11 chosen ones – Let’s roll…

1. ‘Laurent’ by IT IT ANITA (Luik, Belgium)
This is a spellbinding mix of vintage IIAA primal screams and new sound structures that match the band’s clamorous intensity terrifically. An ideal challenge for your speakers…

Listen…


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2. ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’ by IDLES
This hammering punk tour de force, dealing with the political vileness that fucks up our planet and other daily shit that causes human pain, is a massive work of turbulent joy.

Listen…


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3. ‘Endless Scroll by BODEGA (New York NY, US)
Rip-roaring jingle jangle firepower with echoes of former British post-punks Au Pairs, early punky Talking Heads and their wide awake mentors Parquet Courts. A hip-shaking score!

Listen…


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4. ‘Songs Of Praise’ by SHAME (South London)
These hungry South London wolves hit you straight in the face with tumultuous knockout punk anthems and wall-breaking eruptions of youthful frustrations. Concrete debut!

Listen…

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5. ‘Expert By Virtue Thereof’ by TUBELIGHT (Belgium)
Like The Fall playing in tune with a singer who can actually sing which results in an electrical melting pot of rousing spit & sneer missiles and some puzzling escapades.

Listen…


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6. ‘Dove’ by BELLY (Boston, US)
A comeback in grand style with fetching guitar pop splendour, captivating stories and most of all a series of supreme tunes causing a heartwarming glow you can wallow yourself in.

Listen…

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7. ‘Insecure Men’ by INSECURE MEN (UK)
Fat White Family‘s Saul Adamczewski and Childhood‘s Ben Romans-Hopcraft surrounded themselves with a whole orchestra for this wondrous, sepia-colored retro pop beauty.

Listen…


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8. ‘Black City’ by RICH GIRLS (New York, NY, US)
This is a comforting companion for moony moments. Once you’ve heard singer/songwriter Luisa Black‘s voice you’ll never forget her vulnerable and passionate timbre. Spine-tingling.

Listen…


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‘9. MIEN‘ by MIEN (US/UK/Canada)
Like-minded spirits of different psych bands finding each other in a colorful adventure.
A rad record full of mind-stimulating explorations and richly orchestrated odysseys.

Listen…


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10. ‘Megamix’ by RUMOURS (Belgium)
A magnificent and magnetizing longplayer of transcendent soundscapes ranging from grand symphonies to mighty bass-loaded-synths drones with a chilling vox in the middle.

Listen…


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11. ‘Egypt Station’ by PAUL MCCARTNEY (Liverpool, UK)
And when the noise is over Macca comes in and tells you about his life on his best LP (as
if I know all of them!) in ages, full of melancholic and melodic pop humdingers. Lovely!

Listen…

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