News The Belle Game

: The Belle Game
Based: Vancouver, Canada
Listen: https://listen.thebellegame.com/
Similar to: Stars

When Zach Condon waltzed through a confetti-filled room to the hum of ‘Elephant Gun’, I thought ahah! Here is the very moment when the prized horn section becomes a piece of musical fashion, an in vogue bit of instrumentation for all aspiring bands to use. Only, with the exception of a few trumpet-loving troubadours, such a movement has merely been trudged further into the ground, instead of rising out of the ashes. The Rumble Strips - remember them? The less said the better.

That said, The Maccabees have used it to good effect, with the likes of Arcade Fire and Fanfarlo still partly relying on these siren-like sounds - and who can forget PJ Harvey’s bugle from last year? Enough with the references, let’s focus on the present day: What I’m trying to say is The Belle Game, a band taking great steps in Canada, allow the trumpet to become a thing of fixation once more. It laces a track, titled ‘Wasted Light’, circuiting the scene, as a blend of soulful vocals and frenetic guitars help cast a vivid sound, akin to Stars or Broken Social Scene at their most tender - all before a mighty crescendo takes the song into unchartered, stunning territory.

Wasted Light by The Belle Game