Bellevue
was born in the summer of 2003 when Brent Hough (lead vocals, guitar) took his
ever-growing collection of home recordings from Kingston to Toronto in the
hopes of finding like-minded musicians. Ever since, Bellevue has been in a
constant state of change, eventually arriving at its current and comparatively
stable incarnation of keyboardist/guitarist Rob Hedge, drummer Jordan Bruce,
and the longest serving member, bassist Dan Snyder. While Bellevue’s influences
are diverse, the band’s sound is a focused one – song-oriented and guitar
driven with a distinct pop quality. Bellevue’s debut record Lost In Space was released independently in
early 2007 via the Music Maul Industries collective. An album of catchy rock tunes, it is
juxtaposed by Brent’s distinct baritone vocal style. Despite a busy schedule of
shows in the months following its release, Bellevue found the time to begin
work on their follow-up record. While Brent Hough remained the principal
songwriter, the new songs were assembled with a more collaborative spirit, and
recorded the same way. The majority of the work for The Road to Recovery was completed during a 3-day
marathon recording session in a cottage on the north shore of Lake Huron on
Canada Day weekend, 2007. While the core elements of the band’s sound remained
intact, the record captures the band in a new mind-set, exploring new textures
and song structures. Recorded by the band, it was mixed by Alphons …
Bellevue
was born in the summer of 2003 when Brent Hough (lead vocals, guitar) took his
ever-growing collection of home recordings from Kingston to Toronto in the
hopes of finding like-minded musicians. Ever since, Bellevue has been in a
constant state of change, eventually arriving at its current and comparatively
stable incarnation of keyboardist/guitarist Rob Hedge, drummer Jordan Bruce,
and the longest serving member, bassist Dan Snyder. While Bellevue’s influences
are diverse, the band’s sound is a focused one – song-oriented and guitar
driven with a distinct pop quality. Bellevue’s debut record Lost In Space was released independently in
early 2007 via the Music Maul Industries collective. An album of catchy rock tunes, it is
juxtaposed by Brent’s distinct baritone vocal style. Despite a busy schedule of
shows in the months following its release, Bellevue found the time to begin
work on their follow-up record. While Brent Hough remained the principal
songwriter, the new songs were assembled with a more collaborative spirit, and
recorded the same way. The majority of the work for The Road to Recovery was completed during a 3-day
marathon recording session in a cottage on the north shore of Lake Huron on
Canada Day weekend, 2007. While the core elements of the band’s sound remained
intact, the record captures the band in a new mind-set, exploring new textures
and song structures. Recorded by the band, it was mixed by Alphonse Lanza at Parkdale
Is Gay Studios and mastered by Noah Mintz at the
renowned Lacquer Channel Mastering Studios. Bellevue are currently working on material for a new album, and
playing live in support of The Road to Recovery’s release.
Jonathan Richman, Pavement, Guided By Voices, Pixies, Dinosaur Jr, Jay Reatard
