Years active c.1990–1996 Active until 1996 Members Jody Porter | Labels Ultimate, East West Record label East West Records | |
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Origin New York City, New York, USA Past members Jody Porter
Britta Phillips
Nino Dmytryszyn
Mark Browning
Adam Schlesinger Albums Popdropper, Exploration Day E.P., Sweet Fruit Genres Alternative rock, Shoegazing, Dream pop Similar Britta Phillips, The Honey Buzzards, Smashing Orange, Dr Phibes and the House of, Sweet Jesus | ||
The belltower lost in hollow interview 1991
The Belltower was an American alternative rock band from New York City often associated with the shoegazing scene, with members who later joined Luna and Fountains of Wayne.
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Band in the belltower
History
The band was formed by singers/guitarists Britta Phillips and Jody Porter in the early 1990s. They added Mark Browning, before relocating to London in 1990, where they recorded their debut EP Exploration Day, with Terry Bickers acting as producer. Though considered part of the "shoegazing" genre, in reality they were more pop-oriented, gaining comparisons with artists including The Cure, The Sundays, and Swervedriver. The song "Exploration Day" was named by the NME as "single of the week". Two more singles followed before the band's only album, Popdropper, was released in 1992. Phillips and Porter returned to the United States and recruited Adam Schlesinger on bass, although there would only be one further release, the "Underwatertown" single in 1995, before the band split up in 1996.
Porter later performed with Fountains of Wayne, for whom Schlesinger played bass, and later formed Astrojet. Schlesinger also played with Ivy. Phillips joined Ultrababyfat, and later Ben Lee and Luna, after which she continued a partnership with Dean Wareham.
Members
Singles, EPs
Albums
Songs
Outshine the SunPopdropper · 1992
In HollowPopdropper · 1992
Eyes on the TimePopdropper · 1992