Bell Hollow

Bell Hollow
from left to right: Christopher Bollman, Todd Karasik, Greg Fasolino, Nick Niles
Background information
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Dream pop, post-punk revival, alternative rock
Years active	2003–2009
Labels	Five03 Records, RCRD LBL
Associated acts	The Naked and the Dead, the Children's Zoo, the Secret History, My Favorite, Lubricated Goat, the Harrow, the Chandler Estate
Website	www.bellhollow.com
Past members	Christopher Bollman Greg Fasolino Hayden Millsteed Nick Niles Todd Karasik

Bell Hollow were a four-piece post-punk revival band based in Brooklyn, New York, composed of Nick Niles (vocals/keyboards/guitar), Greg Fasolino (guitar), Christopher Bollman (bass), and Todd Karasik (drums). The band's music was often categorized as a blend of atmospheric 1980s post-punk and dream pop, and also encompassed elements of shoegaze, indie rock, gothic rock and new wave.

The band's primary influences included the Chameleons, the Smiths, Radiohead, Cocteau Twins, the Comsat Angels, Slowdive, the Sound and Echo & the Bunnymen. Said acclaimed journalist Basim Usmani of The Guardian and Vice: "A lot of revival bands rely on a caricaturized impression of the decade they're apeing. That's why Post Punk revival bands can leave me frustrated. They're a cliff notes version of a life-altering text. Bell Hollow is the next chapter in that text".

The band's songs and live show won over several publications, including The Big Takeover (who said "It’s rare to find new music so heavy and yet so heavenly and light at the same time"), The Deli, veteran UK music journalist Mick Mercer., and New York Press (who said, "Experience pays off with Bell Hollow, as the band brings a childish genre into adulthood"). Anti-Mag interviewed the band and proclaimed, "Beautifully delayed guitars reminiscent of a certain Mr. Smith, shining drums really caught my ear, and a heavenly voice radiated from the stage. I had found my childhood again".