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Bel is Disarming and Arresting With New Track “Better Than Me”
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Melbourne-based artist Bel hits the ground running with a sultry and expansive new track that proves she is worth paying attention too. “Better Than Me” showcases an artist who is assertive in her message, an artist who rejects genre conventions and exists as an amalgamation of art, music, creative direction and fashion. The track’s crisp production has a unique and exotic allure. “Better Than Me” doesn’t exist just to be listened to; it is meant to be consumed through all the senses. The accompanying music video directed by Roxie Halley and Phebe Schmick — WATCH HERE — is a hypnotizing affair which perfectly encapsulates the warmth imbued in the track. The video is unique to Bel, who has a hands-on approach to everything she does. Each frame, garment, movement, prop positioning and so forth is thought out and understood by her in order to convey her message.
Bel is an artist born from an academic, and almost supernatural cataclysm. She exists in a world of her own design where the ugly and raw nature of the world is not looked at through rose colored glasses. Everything is real and authentic, with no veil to hide imperfections. Instead, Bel celebrates them, unashamed and unwilling to compromise in her approach. Her debut EP Melancholia, released two years ago with co-producer, multi-ARIA nominated John Castle, had the Australian music industry transfixed. Watch the video for the title track, “Melancholia” HERE! The release earned Bel praise from The Music, PileRats, Yen Magazine, Beat Magazine, Happy Mag and a host of triple j presenters, plus triple j play, overb12,000 views on the title track’s exquisite music video, and comparisons to the likes of Banks, Sevdaliza and FKA Twigs.
Whereas others might have forged forward, Bel did something perhaps more courageous, stepping away from the spotlight to better understand herself and her craft. Those two years have seen Bel refocus on who she is as an artist, exploring through different mediums of poetry, creative direction, fashion, visual art and design in order to answer the deeper question of what she believes in, what drives her and what she wishes to become. Bel returns to us now more aware of herself and strong in her convictions as an artist. Bel returns to us now more aware of herself and fiercer than ever. You won’t be able to look away. She will make sure of that. The young and daring artist Bel strives to remove stigmas and present her work from an unfiltered perspective. She wants you to walk, sweat, move, cry, listen, learn and evolve beside her; nestled comfortably in the world of Bel she is creating. Please Join Bel, she welcomes you with open arms.
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