Bell X1 (band)

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Bell X1
Origin Lucan, County Dublin / Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland
Genres Indie rock,[1] New Wave[1]
Years active 1999–present
Labels BellyUp, Yep Roc
Associated acts Juniper, Damien Rice, Neosupervital, The Cake Sale
Website www.bellx1.com
Members
Paul Noonan
David Geraghty
Dominic Philips
Past members
Brian Crosby

Bell X1 are an Irish rock band from County Kildare in Ireland. They have released five albums which received much acclaim in Ireland.[2][3] They have represented Ireland in the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, received several major award nominations and headlined several festivals in their own country. The band is named after the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft in history.

Bell X1 began their existence as Juniper, a 1990s act who had success in Ireland and counted, as their frontman, Damien Rice prior to his international success as a solo artist. Rice departed the band over creative differences in 1998. The remaining members formed Bell X1 in 1999, releasing their debut album Neither Am I in 2000. A second and third studio album, Music in Mouth (2003) and Flock (2005) followed respectively before Tour De Flock, a live CD and DVD set recorded in the Point Theatre, was released in 2007.

In recent years Bell X1 have gained success in the United States after the song "Eve, the Apple of My Eye", taken from the Music in Mouth album, featured during an infamous lesbian kiss scene on an episode of The O.C.. Shortly afterwards they began frequent tours of the United States, culminating in live performances on the Late Show with David Letterman (twice), The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Flock, previously released exclusively in Ireland and later in the United Kingdom, received a North American release in February 2008. On 2 October 2008, founder member Brian Crosby announced his decision to leave Bell X1. Blue Lights on the Runway—the band's fourth studio album and their first without Crosby—was released in Ireland on 20 February 2009 and in the United States on 3 March 2009. It gave the band their second Choice Music Prize nomination. A fifth album, Bloodless Coup, released in 2011, gave the band their third Choice Music Prize nomination.

The Irish Times placed Bell X1 at number nine in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009. Aside from U2, they are the Irish band with the most airplay in their native country and, according to Billboard, also the second biggest live performers.[4][5]

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[edit] History

[edit] Juniper

Main article: Juniper (band)

Most of the band were originally members of Juniper who formed in 1991.[3] That band met while they were schoolboys in Celbridge, County Kildare.[6] Paul Noonan was Juniper's drummer and Damien Rice was the lead vocalist; guitarists Dominic Philips and Brian Crosby and multi-instrumentalist David Geraghty completed the original line-up.[3] The band became a quartet with the departure of Rice over creative differences and arguments over the choice of song to release as a single.[6] Rice admitted in a 2002 interview with the Sunday Tribune that he had become upset after writing a song which the record company had disliked.[6] He later granted another rare interview to The Independent in which he admitted the band argued over issues such as whether or not their CDs should come packaged in recycled paper—Rice insisted they should, whilst the rest of the band "couldn't give a shite".[7] He "simply explained to them that if they left me alone, the music would be better, and that if they started interfering again, it would fuck things up."[7] While Ireland now notes Bell X1 and Damien Rice as separate artists, when the former tour the United States they are constantly reminded of Rice by the American media.[2]

The departure of Rice led to a crisis meeting during which the remaining members discussed their deepest desires.[8] After a short break they reformed themselves as Bell X1, named after the Bell X-1 (with the hyphen), the first plane to break the sound barrier.[6] Noonan became the new band's frontman.[3][9][10] The live line-up, alongside original members Crosby and Philips, came to be completed by drummer Tim O'Donovan, who also fronts electropop group Neosupervital.[11]

Juniper's original contract with Polygram Ireland was moved to the Universal Music Group with the buyout of Polygram in 1998 by Seagram. In the process pf, Seagram also acquired Island Records which had been purchased by Polygram in 1989. Bell X1's published music has been inconsistently labelled as published variously by Universal Ireland and Island records, with the latest two albums being marketed under the Island label. Bell X1 released three albums while with Universal; Neither Am I in 2000, Music in Mouth in 2003 and Flock which was released in 2005. BellyUp Records released Tour De Flock in 2007 and Blue Lights on the Runway in 2009.

Despite success in Ireland and the United States, Bell X1 have achieved relatively little in the UK.[3] In the United States, they have achieved critical acclaim with Paste calling them "one of Ireland's greatest bands" and New York Daily News reporter Jim Farber praising Paul Noonan's "sharp eye" and "flair for dialogue".[12][unreliable source?] They have also had strong album sales and made several appearances on David Letterman.[3] They have performed sold out shows on both coasts and toured the US four times in 2008, returning several more times in 2009.[2][3]

[edit] Neither Am I

One of Bell X1's early shows was as a support act for Elliott Smith in a packed venue in September 2000.[6][13] Noonan later described it as a "very humbling" experience.[8] Among the songs performed that night were "Volcano" and future single "Man on Mir".[6] "Volcano" was also recorded by Rice following its origins in Juniper,[6] and was credited with the demise of that band.[14] Their debut album Neither Am I was given an Ireland-only release in late 2000.[14][15] Neither Am I achieved gold status in Ireland.[6] However, despite initial hopes for a release in the UK or Europe, this did not happen.[15] On the brink of "driving each other mad" they parted ways for a time after the first album to concentrate on other projects, with Noonan drumming for Gemma Hayes and Crosby joining Mundy's band.[15] Nevertheless, they played Dublin Castle as part of Heineken Green Energy on May 6, 2002.[16][17]

They represented Ireland in the Eurosonic Festival in Groningen during the early part of their career.[18][19][20]

[edit] Music in Mouth

Bell X1's second album Music in Mouth fared better, garnering greater fan acceptance and critical acclaim.[21] RTÉ reviewer Harry Guerin described the album as being one from a band "pushing themselves in different directions and coming up with a joy and sadness that prove as contagious as each other [...] a band thinking outside the a,b,c of guitar rock".[22] They performed live on RTÉ Radio 1 programme Rattlebag in September 2003 and a live performance at Vicar Street and an interview with Noonan was broadcast on the same show the following year.[21][23] The first appearance was featured on an end-of-year highlights special of the radio show.[24]

Music in Mouth achieved double-platinum sales in Ireland and four singles released from the album achieved top forty positions in the Irish Singles Chart.[25] The Irish Independent's John Meagher named it his fourth best Irish album of the noughties.[26] One of the songs on the album, "Tongue", was a relic co-written by Rice.[6] They performed in Europe and the UK alongside acts such as Aqualung, Keane, Tom McRae, Snow Patrol and Starsailor.[25] In January 2004, they gave a performance in Prague as part of European celebrations to mark Ireland's Presidency of the European Union.[27] In August 2004, they were a support act for The Frames at an outdoor summer concert in Dublin's Marlay Park.[28] In December 2004, they performed their first major headlining show at the Olympia Theatre, Dublin.[6] A few months later they outsold the same venue on two occasions and once again before the end of that year.[6]

The wider appeal of the band internationally was assisted by the use of the song "Eve, the Apple of My Eye" from Music in Mouth during an episode of US teen dramedy The O.C.; it featured during a scene in which two of the show's female characters shared a lesbian kiss. The show's music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas chose to feature "Eve" and "In Every Sunflower" after listening to Music in Mouth, with "Eve" also being included on the series soundtrack.[29] That opportunity led to Bell X1's arrival in the United States in 2003.[2] With increased record sales, Geraghty later said to Ed Power of the Irish Independent: "The OC thing was a huge deal and we have no regrets about doing it. It opened doors for us abroad".[30] The Sunday Tribune's Neil Dunphy and Una Mullally named it number 46 in their 2008 "ultimate playlist representing the top-50 Irish songs of all time", reminding readers that it was "chiefly known in the States as the soundtrack to that lesbian kiss in The OC".[31] In the same publication at the end of the decade Dunphy cited it as an example of how Irish bands had used television to their advantage.[32] The band went on to record a live session for Nic Harcourt's radio show on KCRW in Los Angeles.[25]

[edit] Flock

Bell X1 wrote their third album in a Wexford house.[25] They debuted the track "Still Selling Shoes" on an episode of The View broadcast on April 12, 2005.[33] Flock was the title given to Bell X1's third studio album, released in Ireland on October 14, 2005.[25] Flock went straight to number one upon its release in Ireland.[25][34] RTÉ reviewer Katie Moten described the album as "an accomplished collection from a clever and inventive band, whose talent deserves heapings of praise".[35] Bell X1 returned to feature in a Rattlebag special presented by Myles Dungan on October 18, 2005.[36] Flock was subsequently released around Europe, prompting Noonan to describe 2005 as Bell X1's "annus fabulous".[37] On January 31, 2006, they performed a sold out show in the RDS Main Hall,[6][37] going on to appear on the Main Stage at Oxegen 2006 that July.[38][39][40] By November 2006 Flock had sold at least 40,000 copies in Ireland, twice the number of copies which their previous album had sold in that country.[6] The album went five-times platinum in their native land.[41]

"Bigger Than Me", the first single to be released from this album, reached number sixteen in the Irish Singles Chart.[42] They performed follow-up single "Flame" on Tubridy Tonight on January 14, 2006.[43] "Flame" was later included in a collection of works giving a "sense of the noughties" put together by Vincent Murphy and broadcast on Morning Ireland on December 31, 2009.[44] A third single, "Rocky Took a Lover", would be performed on the Late Show with David Letterman on March 17, 2008.[2] Bell X1 performed songs from Flock when they were one of the acts to appear on Other Voices in 2007.[45]

In February 2007, it was reported that Bell X1 had been dropped by their Island UK record label.[46] The band issued a statement saying that Island had offered them a renewal of their contract to record a fourth album but then issued another one confirming they had parted ways.[46][47][48] Noonan later spoke of the artistic freedom which had resulted from this move—"We have found owning our music and finding partners all over the world to put our music out really empowering".[49]

[edit] Tour De Flock

A live CD and DVD set called Tour De Flock was released on the band's own record label, BellyUp Records, on June 15, 2007. The set was the band's first post-Island release.[50] It was a recording of their sell-out performance at the Point Theatre in Dublin on December 1, 2006.[51] They gave a live performance in a Dublin music store to promote the release on June 21, 2007.[52]

On June 30, two weeks after the release of Tour De Flock, Bell X1 played an outdoor show at Malahide Castle in Dublin,[53][54][55] becoming the first Irish band to headline that venue.[56] In July 2007, they played a sell-out show at Live at the Marquee in Cork, with Noonan two years later describing that show as, "Without doubt [...] one of the best gigs of our entire Flock tour. We had played venues like The Lobby, The Savoy and the Opera House, but being asked to play the Marquee was a crowning moment for us".[57]

In 2008, Bell X1 played London's King's College for their first UK date of the year.[58] They achieved representation in the United States where they were signed to Yep Roc Records and managed by the Intrigue Group. Flock was released in the United States by Yep Roc on 19 February 2008.[59][60] Before and following the North American release of Flock, Bell X1 embarked on their first proper tour of that continent, including dates in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Minneapolis, New York's Bowery Ballroom, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.[60][61]

Bell X1's North American tour was interrupted by several mishaps. Upon arrival in the United States they mislaid their guitars after losing their luggage.[62] On March 15, 2008, the band's tour bus burst into flames outside their hotel in Medford, Massachusetts. Noonan and Geraghty were on board the vehicle alongside their manager and a friend.[63] Brian Crosby, Dominic Phillips, and Tim O'Donovan were inside the hotel.[63] Fire fighters were called to the scene shortly after 3:30 am and spent ninety minutes fanning the blaze, which started in the bus ventilation/air-conditioning unit and caused an estimated $50,000 (€32,000) worth of damage.[63][64] Talking to local newspaper the Boston Herald, the band's manager, Foye Johnson said: “The guys were basically around the bus, which was a good thing because we were able to get all the equipment and instruments out. We’re in the middle of the band’s first tour of America and to lose your gear would be a real problem.”[64] After a few hours of sleep, off they went in a replacement vehicle to New York City where the band played a sell-out show in the Bowery Ballroom. On Saint Patrick's Day they appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman,[64] leading to tickets for a show in Chicago selling out.[62] Other North American television appearances during the early part of 2008 included MTV Canada, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[62] They would return to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman one year later and, according to Noonan, the band's MySpace hits increased as a result of these television appearances.[2]

They were the support act for Stars in the United States in September 2008, their fourth time there that year.[65] There were also several shows at events in Europe, including performances alongside Micah P. Hinson and Nada Surf,[65] and a homecoming appearance at Oxegen 2008.[66]

On October 2, 2008, Brian Crosby announced his decision to leave Bell X1 following their October 19 Flock tour finale at the Panorama Festival in the Lebanon.[67][68] They parted ways on good terms and the recruitment of at least one new member for live performances was planned.[65][69] Their first show without Crosby was the opening night of an acoustic tour at the Pavilion in Cork two days after Panorama.[65] By this time they were already performing material which was to feature on their fourth studio album, Blue Lights on the Runway.[70]

[edit] Blue Lights on the Runway

“We could have just made a record and toured Ireland and got on the hamster wheel every couple of years and been comfortable here, but I don’t think we would be fulfilled by that. You really get a sense of how small Ireland is when you tour America. It’s quite daunting.”

Paul Noonan in 2009, selected as a quote of that year by The Irish Times.[71]

Bell X1 released their fourth studio album Blue Lights On The Runway in Ireland on February 20, 2009.[72] It went to number one in the Irish Albums Chart.[73][74] RTÉ reviewer Harry Guerin described the album as "a flight that you can actually enjoy from start to finish".[75] The Sunday Tribune's Neil Dunphy selected it as his CD of the week, calling it "a wonderful exploration of a sound often derided for being in thrall to its influences" and commenting: "I don't know why but Bell X1 used to make me cringe. These days their music feels like an old friend; something solid and inspiring amid all the negativity".[1]

Blue Lights On The Runway was preceded by its lead single, titled "The Great Defector".[76] which became the band's most successful single yet,[77] peaking at number three in the Irish Singles Chart.[42] The band were invited back to Tubridy Tonight to perform it and presenter Ryan Tubridy said it was his favourite song that year.[78] Irish Independent journalist Eamon Sweeney described it as "an extremely Talking Headish song, but also happens to the best thing on the airwaves at the moment".[79] The song was credited with a renewed surge in demand for tickets to the band's live shows.[80] Marc Aubele on keys and Rory Doyle on drums featured during live performances, the former replacing Crosby in the band.[81]

Blue Lights On The Runway was released in the United States through the band's American Yep Roc label on March 3, 2009.[82] It appeared in the top twenty of that country's Billboard Top Heatseekers Chart.[73] They used the money they earned from their "huge" success in Ireland to fund a tour of the United States in May 2009.[2] When asked to describe touring for the first time without Crosby, Noonan said: "It's good—it's all part of the journey".[2] The band received attention from prominent bloggers in the country and made appearances on public radio, said to be a "crucial showcase" for bands like them in the United States.[2] The band recorded a Ukulélé Session with the newspaper Le Soir to support the release of their album in Belgium.[83] In Spain they played the Festival Internacional de Benicàssim that year.[84] Back home Blue Lights on the Runway was given an "honourable mention" by The Sunday Business Post's Andrew Lynch in his end-of-year 2009 review of music.[85]

"The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella", a second single from Blue Lights on the Runway, was later released.[81] Bell X1 accompanied The Script as a support act for U2 during that band's sold-out Croke Park show on July 27, 2009, part of the international U2 360° Tour.[86][87][88][89] Tony Clayton-Lea of The Irish Times questioned why such high profile acts in their own land were chosen for the U2 performance over less well-known acts.[90] Other major Irish shows that summer included an appearance at Live at the Marquee in Cork and a headlining performance at Electric Picnic 2009,[91][92][93][94][95] with the band later returning to the United States before coming home to perform two more sell-out shows at the Olympia Theatre that November.[96] They then reappeared on Other Voices, performing a live session in Dingle which was broadcast in early 2010.[97][98][99] Their only summer performance in Ireland that year was at Oxegen 2010.[100]

[edit] Bloodless Coup

The band released their fifth album Bloodless Coup on April 1, 2011 in the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. It was also released in the United Kingdom on April 4, United States and Canada on April 12 and France on April 26. The album was recorded by Rob Kirwan at Grouse Lodge Residential Studios in County Westmeath, Ireland.

Bell X1 performed the first live / streamed rooftop gig for Facebook and its founder Mark Zuckerberg when he visited the social network's Dublin headquarters on 27 May 2011.[101]

[edit] Style

The BBC has described Bell X1's music as "remarkably warm—as if imported from the Caribbean via Dublin City".[102] Their style is said to be similar to that of Talking Heads,[79][103][104] a fact noted by Noonan on the press release which accompanied their fourth album—"I know, I know [...] it's dangerously Talking Heads".[2] Noonan admitted in 2003 that he had been influenced by the music of Talking Heads and The Flaming Lips.[15] The New York Times has compared Bell X1 to both Coldplay and Radiohead, saying, "Paul Noonan's writing will make you swoon", while the Irish Independent's Ed Power describes them as "Ireland's pre-eminent orchestral rockers" though "none of the band fit the stereotype of the debauched rocker".[2][59] John Meagher name-checked Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Talking Heads and early U2 after witnessing a performance in the RDS in 2006.[105]

The Sunday Tribune's Neil Dunphy has compared their sound to krautrock, New Wave and David Holmes[1] and in 2004 he suggested they "could have been the Republic's Snow Patrol if they hadn't been beaten to the punch", a reference to that band's rise up the British charts.[106] The Irish Independent's Eamon Sweeney described one show where "two songs in and we're already enjoying pleasing echoes of Radiohead and Animal Collective".[79] After viewing one of their 2009 Vicar Street shows Laurence Mackin of The Irish Times said "much of tonight’s music would be perfect for emotional teenage television".[107] The UK has tended to compare Bell X1 to Coldplay and Keane.[6] Irish Independent journalist Ed Power once said Swedish band Weeping Willows were like "a Nordic Bell X1".[108]

Like Coldplay and The Rolling Stones they are environmentally aware and involved in the process of carbon offsetting and have ordered the planting of trees when they tour.[109] The band and individual band members have been involved in several charitable endeavours, including the recording of The Cake Sale and Sparks n' Mind compilation albums.[110][111][112] They are known for assisting with the setting up of their own equipment before performing on stage.[2]

[edit] Members

[edit] Current

[edit] Live

  • Tim O'Donovan — drums
  • Marc Aubele[2] — guitar; keyboards (2008–present)
  • Rory Doyle[2] — drums (2008–present)

[edit] Former

  • Brian Crosby — guitar, keyboards and backing vocals (1999–2008)

[edit] Discography

Main article: Bell X1 discography

[edit] Awards

The Irish Times placed Bell X1 at number nine in a list of "The 50 Best Irish Acts Right Now" published in April 2009,[113] referring to them as "Irish rock’s most likeable band? Probably" and "An all-too obvious liking for Talking Heads notwithstanding (eg, single "The Great Defector"), it seems that Bell X1 are refusing to give up. Likeable guys getting ruthless on our asses? Bring it on".[114]

[edit] Choice Music Prize

Bell X1's third album Flock was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in January 2006. It was considered the favourite but failed to win.[115]

The band's fourth album Blue Lights on the Runway was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in January 2010.[116][117]

Bloodless Coup was nominated for the Choice Music Prize in January 2012.[118]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2006 Flock Irish Album of the Year 2005 Nominated
2010 Blue Lights on the Runway Irish Album of the Year 2009 Nominated
2012 Bloodless Coup Irish Album of the Year 2011 Nominated

[edit] Meteor Music Awards

Bell X1 have been nominated for several Meteor Music Awards. They were nominated in the Best Irish Band category and Music in Mouth was nominated in the Best Irish Album category at the 2004 Meteor Awards.[119] They were again nominated in the Best Irish Band category at the 2005 Meteor Awards.[120][121]

They were nominated in three categories at the 2010 Meteor Awards: Best Irish Album, Best Irish Band and Best Irish Live Performance.[122]

In addition the band have performed at the 2005 Meteor Awards on February 24, 2005 and at the 2006 Meteor Awards on February 2, 2006.[123][124][125][126]

Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Music in Mouth Best Irish Album Nominated
2004 Bell X1 Best Irish Band Nominated
2005 Bell X1 Best Irish Band Nominated
2010 Blue Lights on the Runway Best Irish Album Nominated
2010 Bell X1 Best Irish Band Nominated
2010 Bell X1 Best Irish Live Performance Nominated

[edit] Further reading

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Neil Dunphy (2009-09-06). "CD of the Week - Bell X1". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/feb/01/cd-of-the-week-bell-x1/?q=Bell%20X1. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Ed Power (2009-03-20). "Bell X1: American dreamers". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/bell-x1-american-dreamers-1679824.html. Retrieved 2010-01-01. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Catriona Stewart (2009-05-21). "Embraced by America but nobodies in UK". The Herald. http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/featurespopandjazz/display.var.2509379.0.Embraced_by_America_but_nobodies_in_UK.php. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  4. ^ Neil Dunphy (2008-04-27). "Rock -- Loose men". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/apr/27/rock-loose-men/. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  5. ^ John Meagher (2008-02-08). "Loaded: Festival films for music fans". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/loaded-festival-films-for-music-fans-1285020.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Neil Dunphy (2006-11-26). "The sonic boom boys". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2006/nov/26/the-sonic-boom-boys/?q=Bell%20X1. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  7. ^ a b Nick Duerden (2005-06-19). "Damien Rice: The world's most reluctant pop star". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/damien-rice-the-worlds-most-reluctant-pop-star-494677.html. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 
  8. ^ a b Matthew Magee (2001-04-15). "FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2001/apr/15/for-whom-the-bell-tolls/?q=bell%20x1. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  9. ^ Una Mullally (2009-07-26). "Profile: Lisa Hannigan, Music Prize Nominee - Mercury rising". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/jul/26/profile-lisa-hannigan-music-prize-nominee-mercury-/?q=Bell%20X1. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  10. ^ Eamon Sweeney (2008-05-13). "Sometimes you just have to turn up the voume". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/sometimes-you-just-have-to-turn-up-the-voume-1373825.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  11. ^ Lauren Murphy (2006-09-01). "Neosupervital - Neosupervital". entertainment.ie. http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Neosupervital---Neosupervital/4651.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-02. "Tim O'Donovan, in case you didn't know, is Bell X1's touring drummer by day, and Neosupervital the rest of the time. And Neosupervital, in case you didn't know, is this country's most exciting electro-pop prospect since Daniel O'Donnell's Frankie Goes to Hollywood covers album." 
  12. ^ "Bell X1 - 'One Of Ireland's Great Bands' (Paste Magazine) - Returns With 'Blue Lights On The Runway,' It's Most Ambitious Work To Date, Set For March 3 Release On Yep Roc". top40charts.com. 2008-11-26. http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=44533. Retrieved 2009-01-18. 
  13. ^ Edel Coffey (2000-09-24). "Totally Smithen". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2000/sep/24/totally-smithen/. Retrieved 2010-01-02. "IN A jammed to capacity Red Box, Bell X1 play their set which they must know cannot come close to what Elliott Smith is about to offer shortly after they, along with their silly hairdos, depart the stage." 
  14. ^ a b Matthew Magee (2002-02-03). "THAT'S RICE". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2002/feb/03/thats-rice/. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  15. ^ a b c d Matthew Magee (2003-07-27). "Clear as a Bell X1". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2003/jul/27/clear-as-a-bell-x1/. Retrieved 2010-01-02. "Debut Neither Am I was a slow burner too, and the band were disappointed by the way it was received. Though it won them a respectably sized fan base here, it was not even released outside the country. "It just ran out of steam I think, " says Noonan, bravely attempting stoicism. "There was talk of putting it out in England and in Europe at one stage but I think we kind of ran out of steam with it as well." That running out of steam drove the band into the arms of others. On a break from the band Noonan played drums on Gemma Hayes' debut album and guitarist Brian Crosby played with Mundy. [...] They took a musical break after the first record because they were driving each other mad." 
  16. ^ Niamh Hooper (2002-05-07). "Hives the bigger buzz in festival battle with sizzling White Stripes". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/hives-the-bigger-buzz-in--festival-battle-with-sizzling-white-stripes-305479.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  17. ^ John Meagher (2002-05-03). "OUT-TAKES". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/outtakes-304973.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  18. ^ "BellX1 and The Frames to represent Ireland at EuroSonic". Hot Press. http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2693239.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  19. ^ Neil Dunphy (2008-01-20). "Sonic bloom". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2008/jan/20/sonic-bloom/. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  20. ^ John Walshe. "Going Dutch". Hot Press. http://www.hotpress.com/archive/2709356.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  21. ^ a b "Rattlebag, Monday, 3 May 2004". Rattlebag. 2004-05-03. http://www.rte.ie/news/2004/0503/rattlebag.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  22. ^ Harry Guerin (2003-08-08). "Bell X1 - Music in Mouth". RTÉ. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0808/bellx1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-01. 
  23. ^ "Rattlebag, Thursday, 4 September 2003". Rattlebag. 2003-09-04. http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0904/rattlebag.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  24. ^ "Rattlebag, Tuesday, 30 December 2003". Rattlebag. 2003-12-30. http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/1230/rattlebag.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  25. ^ a b c d e f "Other Voices". Other Voices. http://www.rte.ie/tv/othervoices/bellx1.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
  26. ^ John Meagher (11 December 2009). "Loaded: 11/12/2009". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/columnists/loaded-11122009-1971288.html. Retrieved 21 April 2010. 
  27. ^ Clodagh Sheehy (2004-01-08). "Explosion of artistic events planned". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/national-news/explosion-of-artistic-events-planned-187723.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
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  29. ^ Sarah McInerney (2005-02-13). "OCsong to send Irish band into big time". Sunday Tribune. http://www.tribune.ie/article/2005/feb/13/ocsong-to-send-irish-band-into-big-time/?q=Bell%20X1. Retrieved 2010-01-02. 
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  65. ^ a b c d Jim Carroll (2008-10-10). "BellX minus 1 as Crosby decides to leave the band". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/theticket/articles/2008/1003/1222959292021.html. Retrieved 2010-01-02. "The band will continue as a three-piece and kick off an acoustic tour at Cork's Pavilion on October 21st. Crosby's departure comes on the back of a very busy 2008 for Bell X1 outside of Ireland. Their current album, Flock, was released in the US in early 2008, and the band have toured there four times this year, most recently supporting Stars last month. They've also played a number of European shows and festivals, including dates with Nada Surf and Micah P Hinson. [...] Crosby says he will continue to applaud and support his former band from the sidelines. "It's an extraordinary privilege to be in a band with your mates for more than 15 years and I'm really grateful for everything that I have got to do with Bell X1." Band frontman Paul Noonan paid tribute to Crosby. "I know his voice will continue to reach people, and I'm sure we'll work together again in some shape or form." Noonan also confirmed that the band planned to recruit a new member to replace Crosby for live shows." 
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Bell X1
David Geraghty · Paul Noonan · Marc Aubele · Dominic Philips · Rory Doyle
Studio albums
Neither Am I (2000) · Music in Mouth (2003) · Flock (2005) · Blue Lights on the Runway (2009) · Bloodless Coup (2011)
Live albums and EPs
The Perfect Height for Kicking · Tour De Flock (2007)
Singles
"Pinball Machine" · "Man on Mir" · "White Water Song" · "Tongue" · "Snakes and Snakes" · "Alphabet Soup" · "Eve, the Apple of My Eye" · "Next to You" · Bigger Than Me" · "Flame" · "Bladhm" · "Rocky Took a Lover" · "The Great Defector" · "The Ribs of a Broken Umbrella" · "Velcro"
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