AcoustiMix: Discoveries — Violet Bell

Today we'd like to tell you about Violet Bell

Confession: We’ve been listening to North Carolina progressive folk duo Violet Bell (Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez) for a couple years now, and trying to get them to Acousticool for a house concert. (Sometimes it just takes a while to find a date that works on both ends.) So we might be stretching the “new-to-us” aspect of this Discoveries series just a bit right now. Still, Violet Bell makes gorgeous music we really want to make sure you know about. Their most recent album Honey in My Heart is full of ebbing and flowing emotion; full of passion, fear, hope, angst, frustration, humor — all the messy emotions comprising the worthwhile chaos of the human experience. Stylistically, the songs take familiar Americana textures and bend them in surprising directions. The album draws from a wide spectrum of influences, ranging from folky psychedelia to subtle jazz and experimental indie-pop. This is what it sounds like when two musicians at the top of their craft share the same sandbox.

Recent release: Honey in My Heart, October 2019

Also check out: Violet Bell’s livestream concert series, every Thursday at noon eastern. You can catch it on Facebook or Youtube. (And if you go to Youtube, be sure to subscribe to their channel!)