I came across Bell X1 when i was reading for the bio for the Cake Sale, a side project that released a CD for Oxfam featuring Lisa Hannigan (of damien rice’s band), Gary Lightbody (snow patrol), Gemma Hayes, Nina Persson (The Cardigans) and many more. Paul, the singer/ multi- instrumentalist of Bell X1 and the rest of the group used to be part of Juniper, Damien Rice’s band so its fair to say they sound like Damien Rice mixed with some Snow Patrol.

Set List:
Tongue
Rocky Took A Lover
Reacharound
Next To You
Rocky Took A Lover
Bad Skin Day (acoustic beginning)
Eve, Apple Of My Eye
Bigger Than Me
He Said She Said
My First Born For A Song
Lamposts
In Every Sunflower
Snakes And Snakes
I’ll See Your Heart and I’ll Raise You Mine
Flame
Alphabet Soup

The band is extremely charismatic on stage so its really hard to stop watching Paul move around. What was also great about the show was that they sounded less polished than the record and i was surprised by the percussion work.
I LOVED the version of “Bad Hair Day”. Paul started the song off solo with an acoustic guitar until the rest of the band jumped in during the bridge. This band is so talented- its only a matter of time before they get really big. Their sound is already really great for TV placement so they just need some radio play.

also worth mentioning, one of my local favorites The Submarines opened the show. They are one of the few bands that sound as sweet as they look. Be sure to check out their new masterpiece Honeysuckle Weeks out now!