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A Bell Locks In

by Blake Collins

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Each CD of ‘A Bell Locks In’ comes in a full-color CD jacket, with artwork by Blake Collins himself. All sales final.

    Includes unlimited streaming of A Bell Locks In via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      $10 USD

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Button/Pin/Patch

    3.5" round vinyl stickers, designed by Blake Collins himself. Show your support on your computer, school folder, car bumper or guitar case. Goes perfectly with a matching badge.
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      $4 USD

     

  • Button/Pin/Patch

    1.5" round badges on metal backing, designed by Blake Collins himself. Wear your support on your sleeve, literally! Goes perfectly with a matching sticker or two.
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      $4 USD

     

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Mia My Only 02:37
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It's Summer Time 03:06
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Zoe 04:41
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Anticipating Loving You Again 01:41
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Mystery Girl 02:18

about

The CD is NOT dead!

“A BELL LOCKS IN,” Blake Collins' 5-song debut EP, comes in retro CD format, in addition to being available for worldwide streaming on your platform of choice. 

“A BELL LOCKS IN" beautifully melds old-school Rock & Roll attitude that boasts the same sensibility and bravery of The Beatles and The Kinks with organic, timeless, DIY dream-pop aesthetic, like Emitt Rhodes, The Shins and Elliott Smith.

Collins' breadth as a songwriter and musician are on full display in the pastiche instrumentation here, which includes traditional rock elements such as electric guitars, bass, piano and drums, alongside less conventional instruments like the chord organ, mellotron and ukulele. A velvety and haunting string arrangement on the EP's centerpiece puts the cherry on top.

The result: a pop record that is at once familiar, yet refreshingly unique and unfolding in its intricacies.

Conceived, written, performed and produced entirely at Collins' studio residence in Los Angeles, California, "A BELL LOCKS IN" is thoroughly hand-made — and the cover art and CD packaging are no exception. A surrealist collage artist who graduated from the art program at UCLA, Collins picked one of his own paper collages to thematically and visually represent the music that comprises the brief and impactful EP. The rest of the CD sleeve's graphic design is an extension of the original hand-incised art piece.

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released July 30, 2013

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Blake Collins Los Angeles, California

Blake Collins is an American-British indie rock musician, song-writer and performer. With poetic lyrics, passionate vocals, and entrancing performance, his work is often compared to bands like The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and The Kinks, as well as solo artists like Emitt Rhodes and Harry Nilsson. Music from his upcoming album is available here to buy and download and streaming on all platforms. ... more

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