Mariana Bell

Artist Information

Biography

Singer songwriter Mariana Bell delivers her soulful brand of folk pop across clubs in the city/the region and beyond, weaving elements of rock, jazz and country together with her trademark hook-filled melodies and evocative, passionate vocals. An unforgettable live show.

The Australian-born, Charlottesville-raised Mariana Bell began singing at age 6. As an alto in the Virginia Consort Youth Choir, she continued to hone her talent for melody and harmony, performing at the National Cathedral and the White House. Soon after moving to New York, she became a fixture at such venerable downtown locales as Rockwood Music Hall, CBGB's and The Living Room to name a few. In addition to singing backup vocals for various bands in need of some sweet harmony, she regularly performed with Irish band Doc and the Hods at the now-defunct but famed Bottom Line and innumerable Irish bars about town.

A graduate from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, Mariana has also had a long relationship with the stage. She composed music and performed in many productions there. A high point was playing to an audience of over 500 with some of Broadway's biggest stars, as well as Neil Diamond, at the NYU October Festival, where NYU gave away $1 million in tickets to help Broadway recover from the devastating blow of 9.11 the previous month.

Mariana Bell has performed and recorded with an eclectic set of renowned musicians such as guitarist Mike Meadows (Taylor Swift), pianists Vienna Teng and Josh Dodes (Toby Lightman), Rosi Golan, cellist Paul Brantley (Bela Fleck), guitarists Rusty Speidel (Mary Chapin Carpenter's debut album) and Justin Derrico (Pink), bassist Gary Granger, Jean Scofield (Daughter to Jazz Legend John), Andy Waldeck (Scott Stapp), The Paper Raincoat & Jared Scharff (SNL).

While critics have likened her music to that of a young Joni Mitchell, Mariana counts among her own influences Shawn Colvin, Fiona Apple, Bruce Cockburn, Dave Matthews, and Ani DiFranco. She has been a special guest on WNRN, WCNR the Corner, and the Eclectic Women's show on WTJU 91.1 FM Charlottesville, VA, as well as appearing on PlumTV in Nantucket, MA. Over the past several years, the singer has been touring across the country from Nashville to Los Angeles, and London to Australia winning audiences over with her unique and soulful live performances.

Instrumentation

Zachary Ross - Guitar / Vocal

Discography

Dream of Italy (LP), 2003
Mariana Bell (EP), 2006
Book (LP) Dec 2008
Push (LP) May 2011

Links

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Audio

• A Room with No Doors
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• Balloon
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• You Would That
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• Titanic
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• Book
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Lyrics

• scene from the movie
• Let Him Be Wrong
• Book
• Titanic
• You Would That
• A Room with No Doors
• Balloon

Video

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Press

• Ringing a Bell for Mariana [+ Show ]
  

  Mariana Bell's new album, "Push," is earning rave reviews. Now comes the push to make the public awa...Mariana Bell's new album, "Push," is earning rave reviews. Now comes the push to make the public aware of her beautifully crafted, indie folk-rock-pop tunes.
  
  "We worked really hard on this album," the singer-songwriter-guitarist said. "You put your heart and soul into it. I'm glad it's out there and getting some radio play."
  
  Bell, a native of Australia now based in Los Angeles, previously released two other albums and an EP. This time, she had much more of a hand in the production. "I was co-producer. I felt I had a better grasp on how I wanted it to come out. So, in that sense, it was much more me than anything I had done before.
  
  "It was a matter of getting a somewhat live, organic feeling, to present something that then I could go perform live and not have to rely on bells and whistles and computers."
  
  Instantly engaging songs include the title track, "Push," plus "Room With No Doors," "California Clay" and "Titanic." Of the last mentioned, a song about relationship disaster, Bell explained, "As the ship went down, the string quartet was playing the hymn 'Nearer My God To Thee.' That happened to be in the same key as the song I wrote. So our brilliant string arranger, Dave Madden, actually worked that hymn into the song. It's a cool thing that happened by accident. It makes the song all the more haunting and special."
  
  Bell offers a variety of melodies and moods on the album. "As a pure artist, you want to always
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  just do what comes out of you. You don't want to cater to people or sell out, whatever that means. At the same time, I try to think about the album as a whole, being something that people will like. And sometimes I'll think, 'I need something catchy, something fun. I'm tired of listening to myself whine for 10 songs in a row,'" she said, laughing.
  
  "You want to have a little bit of levity, and I do have that side of me that's irreverent. That comes out in a few of the songs on most of my records, little jumpy, bumpy numbers. I don't overdo it. It's not going to be downright, straight-ahead pop music. But I do try to include some lighter tunes that might be a bit more radio friendly. You can't take yourself too seriously."
  
  Both her singing and songwriting brim with genuine emotion. That translates well on stage. Currently on a solo tour, Bell plays Mountain View's Red Rock Coffee on Saturday. She'll perform at San Francisco's Brainwash Cafe on Sunday and at the Berkeley Space Lounge on Monday.
  
  Bell's American mother went to Australia for a semester abroad and found love. The Bells eventually moved to the U.S. and Mariana grew up in Charlottesville, Va. Benefitting from a musical family, she sang from age 6. Her father played guitar. Her mother taught the kids piano and also played the harp.
  
  Bell joined the Virginia Consort Youth Choir. That resulted in performances at the Clinton White House and at the National Cathedral, when she was 10 years old.
  
  As a teen, Bell began writing songs to express herself. "When I was about 15, I had my first relationship, and when you're that age and your hormones are going crazy, that's what you're thinking about, so that's what I wrote about," Bell said, laughing.
  
  "It was sweet. And sometimes I wrote about more political things. I'm pretty influenced by Ani DiFranco, on some level, though I'm not as political, nor as adept a writer. But I tried to incorporate how I felt about certain injustices or whatever was going on in the world."
  
  Her influences also includedShawn Colvin, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews. "Charlottesville is Dave Matthews' town. I remember going to his shows when I was in my early teens, when he was just getting started in Charlottesville. So some of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar were his."
  
  In those years, Bell's focus was more on theater. "I was definitely a theater geek," she said, laughing.
  
  Her interest was mainly in straight plays, not musicals. "I didn't have that ballsy vibrato and big stagey voice. I have kind of a folkier voice."
  
  Earning a scholarship, Bell attended New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts. Theater training provided a strong foundation for her future music career. "Theater was about having a thought or a feeling and expressing it, conveying that to an audience. And all the lessons I learned in school were absolutely invaluable in terms of being comfortable, being more aware of how you're projecting yourself, how you're coming across.
  
  "I think everyone should take a theater class and get some public speaking training, because it helps you communicate. It also helps you to really reach out to people, which a lot of less performance-inclined folks have less opportunity to do in their everyday life. It's a valuable skill."
  
  While in New York, Bell became part of the music scene, singing harmony with various bands and performing with the Celtic band Doc and the Hods. She had an opportunity to play such legendary spots as CBGB's and The Bottom Line. Following 9/11, she shared the stage with such superstars as Neil Diamond at a Broadway recovery concert.
  
  Bell began recording in 2003, and has grown into an impressive artist, as evidenced by "Push."
  
  "I'd call myself a performer, over a musician, because I didn't study that much. I'm not really formally trained. I don't read music very well."
  
  Bell does however, write music, brilliantly. She won Songwriter Universe's "Best Song of the Month" contest for "Book," the title track from her 2008 album. Recently, she was named a West Regional Round Finalist in the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest.
  
  Music fulfills her passion for performing. She enjoys hitting the road, entrusting the care of her dog to her boyfriend.
  
  "I had a show recently where it was packed, you could hear a pin drop and the audience knew all my songs. That kind of connection is amazing. I had to overcome a lot of fear to become a performer. Now the stage is one of the happiest places I can imagine."

• Mariana Bell, Push [+ Show ]
  

  The cover of Mariana Bell’s album is black and white, composed of sparse, wavy lines, with a facial ...The cover of Mariana Bell’s album is black and white, composed of sparse, wavy lines, with a facial rendition in the center. It is simple and easy. The disc it holds is the same. The title is Push, but every element composing it is more of a pull.
  
  Bell takes the idea of a Sunday drive and translates it to music. It is brilliant and it is elementary: the bells and whistles that add flare to most songs are not to be found on this album. Push is an open wound that expresses the singer in every light she chooses to share. The talent is raw and the skills are true. The listener is given the gift of authentic music from an authentic artist.
  
  She falls into the unique station of “storyteller” but without the story. Her method is more of a sharing nature, giving us her thoughts and musings without trying to create social change, insight a revolution or verbally emasculating the male population. What Bell shares is poetry: sometimes wistful, sometimes ironic, sometimes harshly realistic, but always grounded in her personal voice and experience. What she feels is what she says. She is a straight shooter with insight to share.
  
  This album does not stretch and makes no attempt to sell itself as anything more than it is. This is a disc of natural talent with a natural sound. The style may seem static to some, but, to be anything else and throw too many curves along that sunny afternoon drive would ruin the trip altogether. Bell does not get bogged down with trying to be an artist or reaching out for success. Her music lets us in and holds our hand through the singer’s insightful mind and bare soul.
  
  Push is filled with the respect for the craft and the soothing reactions and moods it can inspire. Bell uses her voice to invite us on her rise and open new avenues of thought for the listener. It is not overbearing or forces the eruptive emotions of the singer onto the listeners. The most appealing aspect of this CD is that it does not live up to its name.

• The Many Places of Mariana Bell [+ Show ]
  

  On Push, the once-local songwriter Mariana Bell gives vocal pop a shot of adrenaline, upping the ant...On Push, the once-local songwriter Mariana Bell gives vocal pop a shot of adrenaline, upping the ante on a radio-ready formula with refreshing formal complexity and intense execution. On the title track—perfect single fodder, by the way—drums that rush the song through its first chorus lurch to half-time on the second. The arrangement gives the impression that the song is almost stuck, fighting against its own momentum.
  
  On the move: Mariana Bell returns to town to release a new full-length, Push, at the Southern Café and Music Hall on Sunday, May 8. Blake Hunter and Genna Matthew open the show.
  
  But consider Bell herself, and that feeling—the music’s steady drive—starts to resemble a patient perfectionism. Stubbornness becomes Bell, who was born in Australia, where her father still lives, and raised in Charlottesville. After studying performance at NYU’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, she stuck around New York before moving back to Charlottesville in 2006. “I don’t think it’s a product of Charlottesville or Virginia itself, but it’s where I grew up. It was a little tough to come back,” she says. “In anyone’s hometown, you revert back to who you were when you left. That’s how people know you.
  
  “All of those years of growing that one hopes to do, no one necessarily wants to see that. They want to have their old buddy back.” Her time in town, after spending half a decade away, inspired one of the darker cuts on Push, “Virginia Clay,” in which she sings, “You never fit me well enough / no matter how I changed / You never fit me well enough / so I’m going away.”
  
  And so she did. She says that when she moved to Los Angeles, about a year ago, self-doubt evaporated in the dry heat. Los Angeles—a creative town as much as it is an industry one—inspired another of the best tracks on Push, an answer of sorts to “Virginia Clay,” called “California Clay.” This one’s more about sticking around: “It’s not that I can’t leave / I just don’t want to,” she sings.
  
  After her move west, Bell got to work on writing a concept EP. She won’t reveal what the concept was (she “dare not share the concept lest I choose to make it in the future”). But the good weather, the company of creative and motivated people and an all-around positive studio experience brought her to scrap those sessions and rework the songs into a full-length record, which is Push.
  
  Today, she lives in West Hollywood, in a little house with a little yard—plenty of room for her “gigantic dog” to run around—with an avocado tree in the backyard. “This is a cliché to talk about, but the bloody weather is unbeatable,” she says. “I’m one of those people who’s very much affected by how it is outside. There’s none of this moping around for three months because it’s so cold out.”
  
  “For now, California’s certainly where it’s at,” she says. “In the end, I think I’ll probably come back [to Virginia]. You need to see things from a distance sometimes to see how they’ve affected you.”
  
  But perhaps it doesn’t matter: As she sings on “California Clay,” “You will find me loyal to a fault / as I come and go.”

• Mariana Bell, Push [+ Show ]
  

  Mariana Bell writes and records songs that tread on the fine line that separates commercial music fr...Mariana Bell writes and records songs that tread on the fine line that separates commercial music from real music. But unlike the average commercial artist, Bell seems to make music that comes straight from her heart and soul instead of merely churning out catchy tunes to make a buck. She’s made all kinds of heavyweight connections over the past few years. Our guess is that Push will be the album to quietly push her music into the mainstream (perhaps that explains the album title?). The songs are poignant and smart and feature super polished lush arrangements. Produced by Eddie Jackson, the album in chock full of cool vibes and appropriately restrained arrangements. But it’s that voice- that sparkling pure voice- that will draw so many listeners to these tunes.

• Bell: Mellow strings and songwriter musings [+ Show ]
  

  Formerly local songstress Mariana Bell now calls Los Angeles home, but this weekend she’s coming bac...Formerly local songstress Mariana Bell now calls Los Angeles home, but this weekend she’s coming back to Charlottesville to unveil a new set of songs.
  
  On Sunday night, Bell will perform material from her new album, “Push,” at the Southern Cafe and Music Hall. The new disc is her first since moving to the West Coast and the follow up to 2007’s critically hailed “Book.”
  
  On her latest, Bell’s songwriting still carries intense, self-reflective themes, but the music surrounding the tunes has a lighter, sunnier aura.
  
  “It’s been somewhat of a culture shock but great overall,” Bell says of now living in the big city. “You can tell I’m definitely enjoying the perfect weather.”
  
  Where “Book” and her other previous work waved a rootsy Americana flag, “Push” has a pop sheen that should give Bell accessibility with a wider audience. Credit the tight production and touch of gloss to help from Eddie Jackson, who has worked with the likes of Guster, Ari Heist and James Taylor.
  
  “He’s an easygoing guy, so the vibe in the studio was fun and light, yet we managed to get a lot of work done,” Bells says of working with Jackson. “That’s the best of both worlds.
  
  “It has a more organic feeling and a live sound,” she adds about the new album. “I think we captured a stronger vocal. It’s a little lighter and not as studied of a record as the last one.”
  
  While the package may be a little more polished, Bell still sings her personal songs with deep conviction, and she insists she’s not gunning for the mainstream.
  
  “I just want to support my music and play shows for people that actually care,” she says. “If that means little shows with quiet happy listeners, I’m happy with that.”
  
  At the Southern, Bell will play in a duo format with local guitar wiz Tucker Rogers. There also will be acoustic sets by Blake Hunter of Trees on Fire and Genna Matthew. Call it a perfect evening of mellow strings and songwriter musings for Mother’s Day.
  
  “I’m literally hoping everyone and their mom shows up,” Bell says with a laugh.
  

• Mariana Bell [+ Show ]
  

  Mariana Bell has been all around the world in her short time on earth. Born in Australia, she grew u...Mariana Bell has been all around the world in her short time on earth. Born in Australia, she grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia before moving to New York City. Bell now resides in Los Angeles, California...which may be a more appropriate home for her considering the sort of music she makes. Mariana writes and records songs that tread on the fine line that separates commercial music from real music. Sure, her songs can be appreciated by millions and millions of listeners. But unlike the average commercial artist, Bell seems to make music that comes straight from her heart and soul instead of merely churning out catchy tunes to make a buck. She's made all kinds of heavyweight connections over the past few years. Our guess is that Push will be the album to quietly push her music into the mainstream (perhaps that explains the album title?). The songs are poignant and smart and feature super polished lush arrangements. Produced by Eddie Jackson, the album is chock full of cool vibes and appropriately restrained arrangements. But it's that voice--that sparkling pure voice--that will draw so many listeners to these tunes. Ten classic cuts here including "Push," "Balloon," "Love You More," and "Virginia Clay."
  
  

• Music Review, Push [+ Show ]
  

  For me all art is, on some level, about introspection. Be it in a novel, film, or song, the artist i...For me all art is, on some level, about introspection. Be it in a novel, film, or song, the artist is sharing a piece of themselves, whether it's their view of the world, how they deal with relationships, or how they explore their innermost dreams and desires. Sometimes the art of creation itself is simply a therapy to get it all out in the open. Through every piece, we as the audience gain a piece of the puzzle that makes that creator who they are.
  
  With that in mind, Mariana Bell must have been going through some serious stuff while writing the songs on her latest album, Push. From the title song to the last track, you can tell some of that introspection was going on. As she says in "On It": "Thank you for making me see myself." Whether seeking some inner peace or in understanding relationships with those around her, she seems to be questing for answers everywhere.
  
  But what I love about this album is that though it's airy in places, it's dark in others. Styles flow effortlessly from pop to folk to almost country, rock and blues, as instrumentals combine beautifully with her voice and backing tracks in rich, but not overly complex arrangements. The ten tracks on Push offer a lush landscape of unique sounds, styles, and words evoking emotions throughout. Bell reminds me quite a bit of Shawn Colvin, with a voice that lends itself well to this kind of cross-genre work.
  
  My favorite song on the album is "Good Enough," which perfectly suits my relationship with my wife: "As long as you're good enough, and come back home to me / Then we can fall in love again. / I never asked you to be perfect, no... just be good enough." There's an honesty there that's impossible to ignore. Love crests and falls and compromises, but lasts through it all. With a solid drum beat and electric guitars, this song definitely reflects the contemporary country-rock vein of artists like Lady Antebellum. And though I'm not a huge country guy, the style in this case simply works. The same holds true for the rockin' "California Clay," which keeps that honesty flowing. Love sometimes drives you to do crazy things for people, so I can identify with these lyrics: "It's not that I can't leave I just don't want to... / Don't need a leash. I'll stay easily. I'm putty in your hand." And its last image, of attraction between lovers — "Metal sheets and a lead pillow so are we bed magnets." — is sexy and sultry all at the same time. The sound of this one is much harder, with a rock beat and underlying electric guitar that pulls it all along.
  
  From its opening strings, "Titanic" made me think completely of the film. And through analogy, this song tells the story of a relationship gone wrong. Like the movie, you can see the iceberg in the distance yet somehow can't change course: "Of the greatest disaster, that would ever be the greatest disaster - you and me." Guitars, strings, and reverb help tell the story of the end.
  
  Push may represent a single, continuous flow from the fleeting beginnings of love to the bitter end of a relationship, as it shares such a journey through song. I hope we hear much more from Mariana Bell and that she once again shares her loves and losses with us in the future.
  

• Mariana Bell [+ Show ]
  

  Singer/songwriter deftly walks the line between commercial adult pop and the more eclectic and perso...Singer/songwriter deftly walks the line between commercial adult pop and the more eclectic and personal indie tunecraft on her nicely balanced third album...born in Australia, raised in Virginia, hitting the usual pass-the-hat folk clubs in New York for a while, she now calls L.A. home // Release: Push (May 10) // Sounds like: Bell isn't shy about mixing up her folk/rock roots with a few well-chosen, rough-hewn guitar riffs on songs like the soaring title track and the blustery, uptempo country/rock anthem "Good Enough" // Quote: I've always felt that I'm a folk singer and that's my thing...but now it's more like the record has different distinct things-- one that's more folky and one that's more modern... So I'm just not afraid to put in all genres--- whatever comes to me, that's my genre." // What we like: not surprisingly (for us), the more intimate songs...happily swimming in the mainstream, Bell has the ability put a special spin on tracks like the gently chiming DC fave "Room With No Doors" and the sweetly turned out acoustic gem "On It"...

• Mariana Bell, Push [+ Show ]
  

  In the opening lines of the song “California Clay” on her new album Push, Mariana Bell sings the lin...In the opening lines of the song “California Clay” on her new album Push, Mariana Bell sings the lines “I was born the year of the dog, that’s all you need to know / You will find me loyal to a fault as I come and go”. As overwrought as her lyrics can be, Bell’s darkly intriguing vocals conceal just enough to make the ride interesting, even when she’s singing “Don’t need a leash, I’ll stay easily”. At times on Push, Bell finds herself mired in her own too-peculiar songwriting style. It’s unfortunate, because her vocal abilities are comparable to those of someone like Fiona Apple.
  
  The Los Angeles-based singer is billed as indie folk-pop, and while this tag largely encapsulates her sound, many songs on Push bleed into a more pop-country aesthetic. With help from co-writer Mike Meadows (Taylor Swift), Bell pulls off the latter style with ease on “Good Enough”, the catchiest track on the album. Bell also shines on the title track and album opener when she sings, “I know I say what I say to see if you will walk away”.
  
  There’s no shortage of indie singer-songwriters in the world of music, which means that you need to pull off something rather spectacular for the audience at large to take notice. Bell isn’t quite there yet, as Push is definitely a mixed bag, featuring fantastic songs alongside easily forgettable ones. Fortunately, her talent shines through just enough when she’s at her best that it’s not hard to imagine a bright future on the horizon.

• Mariana Bell's "Book” Named November “Best Song Of The Month” [+ Show ]
  

  Mariana Bell's "Book” Named November “Best Song Of The Month” By Dale Kawashima Share Mari...
  Mariana Bell's "Book” Named November “Best Song Of The Month”
  By Dale Kawashima Share
  
  Marians Bell
  
  Mariana Bell, a talented, folk/rock/pop singer/songwriter based in Charlottesville, VA, has won the SongwriterUniverse “Best Song Of The Month” Contest for November, for her song “Book” (co-written by Paul Vassallo and Alex Wong). This song is the title cut of her debut 11-song CD Book, which she will release independently next month (Dec. 2008).
  
  “Book” is a very melodic, commercial uptempo song which musically is in the vein of Paula Cole and Sara Bareilles. The song’s arrangement has a driving energy to it, which builds in emotion and dynamics. “Book” provides a solid showcase for Bell’s clear, expressive lead & harmony vocals. This recording was expertly produced by Alex Wong & Andrew Kapner at their Angelhouse Studio West in Los Angeles, and features music tracks played by Wong (drums), Vienna Teng (piano) and Jared Scharff (guitar).
  
  Bell grew up in Charlottesville, where she was introduced to music at a young age by her father. She was inspired by listening to such artists as Ani DeFranco, Dave Matthews and Bruce Cockburn, and she started playing guitar and writing songs when she was 15. Notably, during high school Bell sang in the Virginia Consort Youth Chorale, which performed at the White House and the Washington D.C. National Cathedral. She also entered several talent shows and sang at open mikes.
  
  For college, Bell impressively received a scholarship to attend New York University (NYU) in Manhattan, where she majored in theater and later graduated with a B.A. degree. It was during this period that she also developed her songwriting and performing skills – she played live at the Bottom Line, CBGB’s and several other venues. “I really enjoyed being part of the music community there – it’s a great place to perform live and to network with other musicians,” said Bell.
  
  Mariana Bell performing live.
  
  In October 2006, she decided to move back to Charlottesville, where she began writing and recording songs for her first, full-fledged album, Book. “I started recording my album in the summer of 2007, and most of the music was completed by the end of the year,” explained Bell. “There’s a lot of diverse styles on the album – some of the songs are rock, some acoustic. The songs range from straight-ahead, to more moody, quirky and goofy.”
  
  With her album due out in December, Bell is looking forward to extensively promoting her album, and further building her artist career. She will be hosting an album release party in Manhattan, and she will be performing live with her band in Virginia, New York and other regions (including SXSW next year). Bell will also be seeking more radio airplay for her songs, particularly with stations which she has already established relationships with. “I would like to thank 106.1 FM The Corner (in Charlottesville) - they were the first station to play ‘Book’,” she added.

• C-ville Weekly [+ Show ]
  

  C-ville Weekly (Issue 20.42 October 14-20) this week and you'll find a very pleasant blurb on Marian...C-ville Weekly (Issue 20.42 October 14-20) this week and you'll find a very pleasant blurb on Mariana's new album, Book:
  
  "...let's revel in the riches. Mariana Bell's latest album, Book...improves upon her previous lo-fi album with crystalline arrangements every bit as percussive as the young songwriter's guitar work. Listen to the minor key chantey 'Clumsy' and 'Bad Today,' which opens with a guitar riff that mirrors Radiohead's 'Jigsaw Falling into Place' and showcases Bell's skill at straining anxiety and tragedy into optimism and momentum."
  
  

• Jezebel Music Series, May review [+ Show ]
  

  Mariana Bell: An eclectic repertoire of country-urban-folk numbers that tastefully paint pictures o...Mariana Bell: An eclectic repertoire of country-urban-folk numbers
  that tastefully paint pictures of real memories and feelings such as
  romance in a foreign country, depression, and the superficial
  confinements of the show biz. A powerful yet sweet singer, Bell is a
  passionate performer worthy of attention

• Laila Lounge, 2.23.05 [+ Show ]
  

  "With accompaniment, the underlying texture of Mariana's soulful breed of song is supported and stre..."With accompaniment, the underlying texture of Mariana's soulful breed of song is supported and strengthened in all the right ways. Her penchent for an underlying groove is brought to attention by warm and sinewy basslines and a slender but nimble percussive flow. The mandolin and violin accompaniment bring welcomed accents of acoustic space and organic color while at the source is the accute pacing of Mariana's guitar and voice. "
  
  

Setlist

push
balloon
room with no doors
restless
love you more
va clay
ca clay
good enough
jeremy
insomnia
speechless
nice
grace
scene from the movie
clumsy
ditty
curled
dream of italy
vietnam
dirty little cloud
bad today
let him be wrong
you would that
how it feels
come in
upon finding myself in a church in brookline
afterglow
waited
hard time
goodbye saloon
cbd
monday comes
book
i'll take half
i-70
titanic
on it

Sets can run anywhere from 45-60 minutes with an occasional instrumental jam. Two 50 minute sets would include some solo acoustic songs and covers from the folk roots of Shawn Colvin, Ani Difranco, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, to fun pop artists such as Gnarls Barkley, Michael Jackson and Jenny Lewis.

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