Summary:Bella Novela pounce out of the gate with a new record titled, Incinerate. The new album elucidates the changes bubbling up in the current political climate, brought to light by the #metoo movement, and embodies the 'lady rage' generated by the lack of parity for women. The band'sBella Novela pounce out of the gate with a new record titled, Incinerate. The new album elucidates the changes bubbling up in the current political climate, brought to light by the #metoo movement, and embodies the 'lady rage' generated by the lack of parity for women. The band's work on this record is a musical call to arms to incinerate the patriarchy. Bella Novela is Jackie Laws on vocals and keyboards; Jacob Heath on guitars and bass; Jannea McClure on drums and percussion.
The ten tracks on Incinerate are:
1. "The Reckoning,"
2. "Incinerate,"
3. "Darkest Hour,"
4. "Loved Ones,"
5. "Dreams,"
6. "War Woman,"
7. "Tides,"
8. "Haunted,"
9. "Faster Than Lightning," and
10. "Battlelines."…Expand
I love this band - they keep churning out the great rock songs that I though were dead and buried around 1994... Great variety of tunes (am II love this band - they keep churning out the great rock songs that I though were dead and buried around 1994... Great variety of tunes (am I hearing an Abba "Winner Takes it All" influence on Tides??), and I'm glad they re-did Battlelines after all these years - sounds perfect!…Expand
This band always delivers the goods, and I was not surprised in the least that Incinerate is so good.. It's what I love in a Bella NovelaThis band always delivers the goods, and I was not surprised in the least that Incinerate is so good.. It's what I love in a Bella Novela album (if you know the band, you know what I'm talking about), but I really like what they bring to the table with both Tides and Loved Ones - they sound like nothing they've ever done, but they're refreshingly different. Four albums in, and there's no slowing down with this crew - can't wait to hear what they come up with next!…Expand
Saw this band at the Queen Mary a couple of years back with Rival Sons, and they just floored me with their sound and their energy in general.Saw this band at the Queen Mary a couple of years back with Rival Sons, and they just floored me with their sound and their energy in general. Picked up their first two albums at the time, but I think they've come a long way with this latest record. Seems like the music industry doesn't put out material like this any more. This is straight-ahead guitar rock - have to see this crew again soon!…Expand
What a powerhouse of an album! Starting with the end, how refreshing it is to hear a re-done Battlelines, Bella Novela's classic "finishing"What a powerhouse of an album! Starting with the end, how refreshing it is to hear a re-done Battlelines, Bella Novela's classic "finishing" song. Always love it, and it's now in even better form. Back to the start, I love the flow from The Reckoning into Incinerate. Darkest Hour may be my favorite song on the album. It's definitely a showcase for Jackie's vocals, and Jannea's drums. And then you switch over from the tense power of the first three and exhale with the major key of Loved Ones, I personally love the 50's style cadence that transitions into Jacob's heavy guitar riffs. Then on the flip side, you get Tides, which is unlike any Bella Novela song I've ever heard, and Faster Than Lightening, which is just plain bad-ass. Great collection of songs - absolutely a Bella Novela album. And I should mention that the production in general is uniformly excellent. I'm fired up to see the first video and to see them live again soon! - easily one of the best live acts on the West Coast.…Expand
I absolutely love their sound - feels like a mix of two very different genres - hard rock/metal and what I call microphone rock, a la PatI absolutely love their sound - feels like a mix of two very different genres - hard rock/metal and what I call microphone rock, a la Pat Benatar. They're amazing live - if you haven't seen them and you live in the Southwest, definitely seek them out. I'm so glad they re-did "Battlelines" for the coda to this album. It's a bad-ass anthem.…Expand
