Performer Notes

Personnel: Zach Williams (vocals, acoustic guitar); Brian Elmquist (vocals, electric guitar); Kanene Donehey Pipkin (vocals); Sam Ashworth (acoustic guitar); Matt Knapp (electric guitar, lap steel guitar); Jerry McPherson (electric guitar); Jason Pipkin (banjo, mandolin); Andy Leftwich (mandolin, fiddle); Brian Murphy (accordion, piano); Charlie Peacock (trumpet, piano); Ben Mars (upright bass, electric bass); Brian Griffin (drums, percussion); Ken Lewis (percussion); James Sweeting (programming).
Audio Mixer: Richie Biggs.
Recording information: Rockwood Music Hall, New York, NY; The Art House, Nashville, TN.
Photographer: Eric Ryan Anderson.
This set, the Lone Bellow's debut album, is a gem. Full of haunting, passionate songs that breathe with country soul and a kind of autumnal grace, most of them written by lead singer and guitarist Zach Williams, the album has the feeling of a complete story, each track supporting the whole. Williams wrote some of these songs while waiting and hoping for his wife's recovery from a serious accident that left her paralyzed from the neck down (she eventually recovered), and perhaps that's why they have such emotional depth and range -- they were written out of need rather than written as stepping stones on a career trajectory. But that doesn't mean these sorts of songs don't have commercial appeal. They do, and with the rest of the band working and writing these kinds of redemptive songs on the same page with Williams, it makes for an impressive early catalog. Although the Lone Bellow claim to play "Brooklyn country music" (and there is a kind of contemporary country tone to their sound), there's a lot of other stuff mixed in there, from blues, gospel, folk, and slow-burning soul to indie-style rock, and there's a pop sheen too, made quietly powerful by being unassuming about it. Songs like "Tree to Grow," "Two Sides of Lonely," "You Can Be All Kinds of Emotional," and "The One You Should've Let Go," to name just a few, defy easy labels. They sound like they've always been there, and it's easy to imagine them being played on any genre station on the radio dial. This is a solid debut, made by a band that arrives fully formed and has a great future. ~ Steve Leggett

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "The trio shape folk, gospel and blues influences into straight-ahead roots rock..."

Billboard (p.43) - "[A] fully realized Americana package of ringing guitars, rich melodies and satin-smooth harmonies."

Paste (magazine) - "The Lone Bellow creates a sweeping country rock that uses the three-part power harmonies of lead singer/writer Zach Williams, guitarist Brian Elmquist and mandolin player Kanene Pipkin to set Williams' songs ablaze in emotion..."

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Album: The Lone Bellow
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold	More Info...
2)	Tree to Grow	More Info...
3)	Two Sides of Lonely	More Info...
4)	You Never Need Nobody	More Info...
5)	You Can Be All Kinds of Emotional	More Info...
6)	You Don't Love Me Like You Used To	More Info...
7)	Fire Red Horse	More Info...
8)	Bleeding Out	More Info...
9)	Looking for You	More Info...
10)	Teach Me to Know	More Info...
11)	The One You Should've Let Go	More Info...

Album: The Lone Bellow
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Green Eyes and a Heart of Gold	More Info...
2)	Tree to Grow	More Info...
3)	Two Sides of Lonely	More Info...
4)	You Never Need Nobody	More Info...
5)	You Can Be All Kinds of Emotional	More Info...
6)	You Don't Love Me Like You Used To	More Info...
7)	Fire Red Horse	More Info...
8)	Bleeding Out	More Info...
9)	Looking for You	More Info...
10)	Teach Me to Know	More Info...
11)	The One You Should've Let Go	More Info...