SOLID BLOOD

Current Release:
Single - Beyond Belief (9/6/24)


Previous Releases:
Single - Right
(8/2/24)

Single - All I Need (7/5/24)





Upcoming Releases:
Western Sun EP (10/4/24)


Label: Rue Defense
Genre: Indie Rock, Bedroom Rock
Influences: Ovlov, Menomena, Lawn
Location: Houston, TX

 


Beyond Belief

(Single - Released 9/6/24)




Right

(Single - Released 8/2/24)




All I Need

(Single-Released 7/5/24)




Western Sun

(EP-Releases 10/4/24)




Press Contact: Graham Bell
253.948.7647
whoisruedefense@gmail.com

Press:

Start-Track (Single)
Various Small Flames (Single)
Dirt Witch (Playlist)
For the Rabbits (Playlist)
Start-Track (Single)


(Photo Credit: Clare Kemp)


BIO

The solo project of Graham W. Bell (Committeemen, Alexei Shishkin, Kinships, Hart & Hare), Solid Blood is a compilation of inspirations and experiences that the artist has gleaned from his time living in Brooklyn, Houston, and traveling through the country in the last few years. Serving as an amalgam of lived moments, both quiet and intense, that seek to make sense of the ordinary and the state of the world on a more intimate scale, ‘Western Sun’ brings together disparate sources into an inquisitive, nostalgic whole.


All instruments and vocals by Graham W. Bell. Recorded at Hank’s Pizza Towel in Houston, TX.

Drums by Bradford Krieger. Recorded at Big Nice Studio.

Mixing and Mastering by Bradford Krieger at Big Nice Studio in Lincoln, RI.


ALL I NEED


'All I Need' is the first single from Solid Blood's debut EP, 'Western Sun'. Written over the course of several years in between Brooklyn, NY and Houston, TX, the mood is introspective and calm with a tinge of apprehension about the state of the world. This duality exists throughout the Solid Blood project as the artist tries to embrace the little things while keeping disaster at bay.


RIGHT


‘Right’ is the second single from ‘Western Sun’ and takes a heavier tone than its predecessor. A call-to-action for change hidden amidst harsh fuzz and cryptic imagery, it summons the will to face the ugly side of life head on. 


BEYOND BELIEF

'Beyond Belief' is the third single from Solid Blood's upcoming 'Western Sun' EP. Equal parts catchy and exasperating, it's a love letter to New York and a cautionary tale about burning out. A music video is also released through Rue Defense.


WESTERN SUN (SINGLE)

'Western Sun' is the final single and title track from Solid Blood's debut EP. Balancing a nostalgic yearning for the past with a tentative hope for the future, it asks us to take stock of our choices and learn from our mistakes. The EP release is accompanied by a video for 'Western Sun' and the B-side 'Old Days'.