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School of Seven Bells | Format: Audio CD
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School of Seven Bells (often just SVIIB) is a three-piece band formed by Benjamin Curtis of Secret Machines, together with identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza, formerly of On! Air! Library!. The band is named after the School of the Seven Bells, a mythical South American pickpocket training ... Read more in Amazon's School of Seven Bells Store

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  • Audio CD (27 Feb 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Full Time Hobby
  • ASIN: B006YQZQY4
  • Other Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 38,070 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  2. Love Play 4:13£0.79  Buy MP3 
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Listen  4. Low Times 6:34£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. Reappear 4:11£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. Show Me Love 4:46£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Scavenger 4:27£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. White Wind 4:43£0.79  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. When You Sing 8:34£0.79  Buy MP3 

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BBC Review

How many identical twins does one really need in their band? The departure of singer/keyboardist Claudia Deheza in late 2010 left School of Seven Bells featuring just the one sister in its line-up, Alejandra, alongside former Secret Machines man Benjamin Curtis. But Claudia’s absence hasn’t had a huge impact on this third album’s sound: SVIIB has always been about the music rather than the members making it. It’s refreshing indeed that, while the expression "the music does the talking" typically has the heart sinking, this pair’s otherworldly soundscapes do exactly that.

Previously, SVIIB occasionally eschewed tunes in the name of textures, and the same is true on Ghostory. But despite these new songs requiring third and even fourth dates before you get to know them properly, they are well worth pursuing. It’s hard to believe it was recorded in Brooklyn as, much like When Saints Go Machine’s 2011 LP Konkylie, this collection captures the sound of medieval England finding glow sticks and making music to match. This is true trance music.

Staccato opener The Night demonstrates their new focus, with shades of New Order and elements sure to appeal to those missing Bat for Lashes’ dramatic pop; atop the arrangement sits a stark, wanton lyric: "You’ve frozen me out… devour me." Their words were once abstract, another lick of paint to make the picture, but this song sets a new benchmark that Chairlift and other electronic shoegazing bands will happily aspire to.

It’s a shame Love Play does away with this early momentum, its low frequencies thrumming like machines left on overnight; but as it fades so the album soars. From the chill-pop of Show Me Love to Low Times’ epic coda, where Alejandra’s vocal swoops alongside the synth line until it’s difficult to distinguish between them, SVIIB’s attention to detail is immaculate. Elsewhere, Scavenger’s guitar recalls Simple Minds at their early 80s best, whilst its tune is one that Siouxsie and the Banshees would have been proud of.

Stadiums and the rockers that fill them might be an unexpected new influence, but like every good band SVIIB make these currents of inspiration their own to control. After all, similar stylistic traits haven’t damaged the widespread appeal of Florence + the Machine – although, this is a great album for the few who didn’t click with Florence’s latest LP, reappropriating as it does shared genes in a rather more refined manner. For a band that once threatened to run out of ideas, Ghostory is a staggeringly beautiful success.

--Tom Hocknell

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The mists of time are clearing 13 April 2012
By S. R. Basso
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Lovely dream-pop tinted with an 80's sensibility and surprisingly tough beats. Apparently down to one singer but you'd never know from listening to the fantastic multi-part vocals. Like going to a rave for elves and unicorns but, you know, having a really good time.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing 29 May 2012
By M EVE
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been playing this album for a couple of weeks now and there no letting up! Great mixture of electronics, guitars, atmospherics and those angelic vocals to die for. 'Lafaye' is a stand out track but as someone else said get this if only just for the epic 8:34 final track 'When You Sing'... fans of Cocteau Twins will love this...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous 6 Mar 2012
By Mr. R. D. Oliver
Format:Audio CD
What a top album. I think this is worth buying just for the last track ('When You Sing') alone. This will definitely be in my top albums of 2012 come December. I should have expected this, though, having really liked their previous two.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Quality Electropop
This is one of my favourite music purchases of 2012.

Like a danceable Cocteau Twins, I'm sure that this will appeal to fans of the indie end of electropop, such as New... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jaques Jaques Liverot
5.0 out of 5 stars NOT a clanger from school of seven bells
Bought this last week and have not been able to take it out the car stereo yet, funny, i'd never heard of them before last Tuesday and call me impulsive but on the strength of this... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Bertymax
3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing More Than OK
I stumbled across this album by accident on Amazon - having listened to the samples I liked it enough to take a chance & download. Read more
Published 10 months ago by RWhites
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of this
School of Seven Bells have really upped their game with this album. It is a satisfyingly cohesive album, well produced, with instant yet lasting appeal. Read more
Published 10 months ago by TomH
5.0 out of 5 stars SV11B Ghostory.
Wow. Not like me give more than good reviews as this cd is excellent. One of the few releases which will grab you from the first and does not let you go till it's finished. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Christof
5.0 out of 5 stars A new level of excellence
What a great album! I liked School of Seven Bells first two albums a lot, but for me this third one represents a breakthrough to a new level of excellence. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jason
4.0 out of 5 stars Impulse Buy
I bought this on impulse whilst I was on to download Grimes... best thing I've bought in a long time! Read more
Published 14 months ago by McCubbin
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing album
Has a lot of inspired melodies and brilliant songcraft. The vocals are just as stunning as on their other albums.
Easily my favorite album of 2012 so far.
Published 15 months ago by Ĝ. Hjartnes
4.0 out of 5 stars A return to the spookiness
School of Seven Bells are an American indie duo, Benjamin Curtis and Alejandra Deheza. This is their third album and the first since Claudia Deheza's departure. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M P Hall
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