Belles Will Ring
| Belles Will Ring | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Blue Mountains, Sydney |
| Genres | rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 2005–Present |
| Website | www |
| Members | Liam Judson, Aidan Roberts, Lauren Crew, Joe Driver |
Belles Will Ring are an Australian alternative-rock band based in Sydney. It consists of founding members and songwriters Liam Judson and Aidan Roberts; alongside multi-instrumentalist Lauren Crew and drummer Joe Driver. The band came to prominence when they released their debut album Mood Patterns in 2007 to critical acclaim.
The band formed in 2005 following the split of The Architects, a band which primary-school friends, Judson and Roberts, had been playing in since 2000. Following the split, Judson began recording his own material with Roberts and drummer Ivan Lisyak, and named the new band Belles Will Ring. The band has undergone a number of line-up changes since its inception, with Judson and Roberts remaining constant as the band's songwriters.
Founding members Liam Judson and Aidan Roberts met in primary school in 1989, sharing a taste in similar musical styles including music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and hip-hop. They began making music together shortly after, and formed their first act in 1996, a duo named The Avenue. After recording one album with The Avenue, the pair formed a new band with Jon Hunter (The Holy Soul) in 1998, named Milton.
Following two independently released EPs with Milton; Judson and Roberts again moved on and formed the band The Architects in 2000, which also included Jon Hunter (guitar), Ivan Lisyak (drums) and Tim Batson (synthesizers). The Architects recorded and released three EPs including Shivers in The Dark (2004), which was released independently and distributed by Reverberation Records. In 2005, The Architects split up, after which Judson, Roberts and Lisyak formed a new band named Belles Will Ring.
Judson had recorded a three track demo with Roberts, composed of new songs written for Belles Will Ring. The pair enlisted Kent Williams (bass) and Jacqueline Schlender (keys and percussion) and played their first show with The Lovetones at Spectrum nightclub in Sydney, in late 2005. Soon after in 2006, the band were signed to independent record label Architecture, and began recording their debut album Mood Patterns.
In 2007, Belles Will Ring's debut album Mood Patterns was released to critical acclaim, and was followed by an extensive headline tour, as well as support shows for bands such as Broken Social Scene, Death Cab For Cutie and The Long Blondes. By the end that year the band had begun work on their follow-up album, but recording interruptions and Schlender's exit from the band led the band to suspend the recording sessions.
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