“Sprawling psych-pop-folk collective polishes the jangle ‘n’ bash with hooks and harmonies to soothe the savage bohemian.”
- Metro Times
“Fairly poppy, frequently veering toward a stripped down ensemble sound… They squeeze a nice spectrum of little parts and sound/style spectrums out of four members.”
- Keith N. Dusenberry (Real Detroit Weekly)
“Folksy outfit aiming to make big waves… Elements of folk rock are backed by a more rocking rhythm section with spare but upbeat drumming. Bob Dylan goes indie maybe? Good stuff!”
- Lager House Detroit
“Kind of Steven Malkmus-y.”
- Jasper (Web Vomit / Eat This City)
“Eclectic popsters.”
- Jeff Milo (Real Detroit Weekly / Deep Cutz) (Full Article)
“Sea and Cake-like blend of spare melodies and bright percussion with folky undertones.”
- Jordan Miller (Ann Arbor News)
“There’s the budding young, hip folk scene and there’s the edgy, emotional indie rock scene… [The Bell Beat] is able to blend these two sounds with ease to create refreshing music that stands in its own box.”
- Lauren Gant (The Big Green) (Full Article)
“Folky pop and oil paint ambition.”
- Metro Times
“I will tell you that the guy who fronts the band can sing. He can also play guitar, and write a pretty good song. Those three things are important, and I’d guess they’re a pretty good foundation too.”
- JRC (Eat This City)
“Part folk rock, part psychedelic rock, this group put on a feel good session this weekend.”
- Bill Ketelhut (WXOU / MCB)
“Saturday was off the hook [... The Mighty Narwhale] were shapapjiewjo;fawf;j*., [The Bell Beat] were shapapjiewjo;fawf;j*., the bloody marys at the Blackstone were TOTALLY shapapjiewjo;fawf;j*…..the whole thing was as shapapjiewjo;fawf;j*. as you could want.”
- Scott McClintock (Member of Great Lakes Myth Society)
* We’re assuming this word has positive connotations