the Lone Bellow
{{Short description|American band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Lone Bellow
| image = The Lone Bellow IMG 8453 (16183807944).jpg
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| landscape = yes
| origin = New York City, U.S.
| genre = Americana, alt-country, indie folk
| years_active = 2011–present
| label = Descendant, Sony Masterworks{{Cite web |date=May 11, 2017 |title=Sony Music Masterworks and Descendant Records Partner on New Album by The Lone Bellow: New Album Coming Fall 2017 |url=https://www.sonymusicmasterworks.com/sony-music-masterworks-descendant-records-partner-new-album-lone-bellow-new-album-coming-fall-2017/ |access-date=September 18, 2017 |publisher=Sony Masterworks}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{URL|thelonebellow.com}}
| current_members =
- Zach Williams
- Kanene Donehey Pipkin
- Brian Elmquist
| past_members =
}}
The Lone Bellow is an American musical group from Brooklyn, New York City.
History
The Lone Bellow began as a songwriting project for Zach Williams, whose wife had suffered temporary paralysis following a horseback riding accident.[http://www.nodepression.com/profiles/blogs/cd-review-the-lone-bellow-s-t Review], No Depression During his wife's recovery, Williams coped with the experience by writing in a journal. At the urging of his friends, Williams learned how to play the guitar and turned his journal entries into songs. Following his wife's recovery, the couple moved to New York City.
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Previously, Williams had been performing as a solo act around Brooklyn and New York City, occasionally being backed by a hired band. Williams recalls when The Lone Bellow's guitarist and old friend, Brian Elmquist met at Dizzy's Diner in Park Slope. Williams invited fellow singer Kanene Pipkin to join them at the diner, and it was then that the trio was initially conceived. Initially known as Zach Williams and the Bellow, the band shortened its name to The Lone Bellow before putting out any official releases.{{Cite web |title=The Lone Bellow – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-lone-bellow-mn0003021255 |access-date=September 16, 2017 |work=AllMusic}} In 2012, the group signed with Descendant Records, a newly formed imprint of Sony Music,[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/1481306/615-spotlight-the-lone-bellow Spotlight: The Lone Bellow]. Billboard and released its self-titled debut, produced by Charlie Peacock, in January 2013.[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/01/the-lone-bellow-the-lone-bellow.html Review], Paste[https://web.archive.org/web/20130125061028/http://www.tampabay.com/features/music/review-the-lone-bellows-self-titled-album-is-a-grooving-roots-rock-debut/1271623 Review], Tampa Bay Times It was recorded at local NYC venue Rockwood Music Hall over the course of three days.
The album appeared at No. 64 on the Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine |title=The Lone Bellow-Chart History |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1525945/the+lone+bellow/chart |access-date=October 14, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}} People named it No. 8 of the Top 10 Albums of 2013 and Entertainment Weekly said it was "One of the top reasons to love country music in 2013". The album was featured on 10 different Best of 2013 year-end lists.
The band announced in early 2014 that they would be recording a new album with producer Aaron Dessner of The National. The band released the first single from the album, "Then Came the Morning", which premiered on NPR's website on October 6, 2014.{{Cite web |title=All Songs Considered: The Lone Bellow 'Then Came the Morning' |website=NPR |date=October 6, 2014 |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/10/06/354095276/song-premiere-the-lone-bellow-then-came-the-morning |access-date=September 16, 2017 |last1=Thompson |first1=Stephen }} The band released a second single, titled "Fake Roses", which premiered on Stereogum on November 3, 2014.{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2014 |title=The Lone Bellow-"Fake Roses" (Stereogum Premiere) |url=http://www.stereogum.com/1715784/the-lone-bellow-fake-roses-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |website=Stereogum}} The album was released on January 27, 2015.{{cn|date=July 2021}} Later in 2015, they toured the UK with Kacey Musgraves{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} and were nominated for an Americana Music Award for Duo/Group of the Year on the strength of their album. In early 2016 the band members relocated to Nashville.
In 2017, Descendant Records partnered with Sony Masterworks to release the band's third album, Walk Into a Storm, recorded at the RCA Studio A in Nashville, produced by Dave Cobb and released on September 15, 2017.{{Cite web |last=Thompson, Stephen |date=June 13, 2017 |title=The Lone Bellow Announces 'Walk Into A Storm,' Releases New Single |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/06/13/532660526/the-lone-bellow-announces-walk-into-a-storm-releases-new-single |access-date=September 18, 2017 |publisher=NPR Music}} In 2020, the group released their second album with Dessner, Half Moon Light.{{Cite web |last=Reed |first=Ryan |date=April 24, 2020 |title=The Lone Bellow: Cutting The Eagle's Wing |url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/the-lone-bellow-cutting-the-eagles-wing/ |access-date=August 24, 2020 |website=Relix Media}} Their fifth studio album, Love Songs for Losers, was released on November 4, 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=The Lone Bellow Announces 'Love Songs For Losers' Project |url=https://musicrow.com/2022/09/the-lone-bellow-announces-love-songs-for-losers-project/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=MusicRow.com |language=en-US}}
Members
- Zach Williams – guitar, lead vocals
- Kanene Donehey Pipkin – mandolin, bass, keyboard, vocals
- Brian Elmquist – guitar, vocals
The trio are regularly accompanied on bass and keyboards by Pipkin's husband Jason, who has also contributed to the band's songwriting.{{Cite web |title=Walk Into a Storm – The Lone Bellow {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/walk-into-a-storm-mw0003087540 |access-date=August 20, 2018 |publisher=AllMusic}}{{Cite news |date=August 14, 2016 |title=It Was A Perfect Night At Boarding House Park |work=suze reviews the blues |url=https://suzereviewstheblues.com/2016/08/14/it-was-a-perfect-night-at-boarding-house-park/ |access-date=August 20, 2018}}
Discography
= Albums =
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US AAA {{Cite magazine |title=The Lone Bellow – Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-lone-bellow/chart-history/aaa/ |access-date=November 15, 2017 |magazine=Billboard}} |
| scope="row"| "Bleeding Out"
| rowspan="1"|2013 | 17 |The Lone Bellow |
| scope="row"| "Then Came the Morning"
|rowspan="2"|2014 | 17 |rowspan="3"|Then Came the Morning |
| scope="row"| "Fake Roses"
| — |
| scope="row"| "Take My Love"
|2015 | 21 |
| scope="row"| "Time's Always Leaving"
| 2017 | 25 |Walk Into a Storm |
| scope="row"| "Count on Me"
|2019 |15 |rowspan="2"|Half Moon Light |
| scope="row"| "Good Times"
|2020 |27 |
| scope="row"| "Dried Up River"
|2021 |31 | non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Honey"
| rowspan=3| 2022 | 7 | rowspan=3| Love Songs for Losers |
| scope="row"| "Gold"
| 38 |
| scope="row"| "Homesick"
| {{TBA}} |
| colspan="4" style="font-size:9pt"| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released |
References
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Category:Musical groups from Brooklyn
Category:2011 establishments in New York City