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Tanya Donelly's songwriting began to blossom on Throwing Muses' Real Ramona, and Belly's debut, Star, is where it reaches fruition. Using the trancy harmonies of dream pop as a foundation, Donelly expands the genre's boundaries, trimming away its pretensions and incorporating a flair for sweet, concise pop hooks and folk-rock inflections. She also spikes her airy melodies with disarmingly disturbing lyrics. Images of betrayal and death float throughout the album, but what hits home initially -- and what stays after the album is finished -- are the hooks, whether it's the rolling singalong of "Gepetto," the surging "Slow Dog," the melancholy "Stay," or the cool, detached sexiness of "Feed the Tree." Occasionally, Donelly suffers from preciousness or unformed ideas, yet Star remains an enchanting debut.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Chick Graning, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Chick Graning, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Chick Graning, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Leslie Langston, AssociatedPerformer - Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Tanya Donelly, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Abong, AssociatedPerformer - Belly, MainArtist - Tom Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gorman, AssociatedPerformer - JOHN DOUGLAS, AssociatedPerformer - Slow Dog Music BMI, MusicPublisher - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Album review
Tanya Donelly's songwriting began to blossom on Throwing Muses' Real Ramona, and Belly's debut, Star, is where it reaches fruition. Using the trancy harmonies of dream pop as a foundation, Donelly expands the genre's boundaries, trimming away its pretensions and incorporating a flair for sweet, concise pop hooks and folk-rock inflections. She also spikes her airy melodies with disarmingly disturbing lyrics. Images of betrayal and death float throughout the album, but what hits home initially -- and what stays after the album is finished -- are the hooks, whether it's the rolling singalong of "Gepetto," the surging "Slow Dog," the melancholy "Stay," or the cool, detached sexiness of "Feed the Tree." Occasionally, Donelly suffers from preciousness or unformed ideas, yet Star remains an enchanting debut.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:50
- Main artists: Belly
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1992 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
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