I had the chance to catch School of Seven Bells live in Chicago when they played one last show at Lincoln Hall. It was a memorable night in April of 2012. They played for about an hour and a half in a dimly\u00a0lit stage show to a sold out group of lucky fans. They played tracks off their entire back catalog as well as the new album, Ghostory. Click here<\/a> for photos from that performance which also includes a set list for that night.<\/p>\n One reviewer that night had this to say about, what would sadly become the final show, SVIIB in Chicago.\u00a0School of Seven Bells\u00a0bring a blend of pop, dance and ambient and mix in high concept song writing. There is even something a little FUNKY in there somewhere (which is amazing for a band with no live bassist). To make things even better they are a fantastic live band.\u00a0There are a lot of bands out there these days who mix dance music with pop or rock or calypso or whatever. That is all well and good but, very often, there are seems and glitches, both figuratively and literally, in the music.\u00a0School of Seven Bells’ music and performance is seemless and glitchless.\u00a0They do not sound like they are trying to be anything. They just\u00a0are\u00a0something.<\/p>\n SVIIV is available today from Amazon<\/a>, iTunes<\/a> or their website<\/a> direct<\/a> as well as streaming on NPR<\/a>. I’ve already listened to the streaming version, but now I’m heading out to spend\u00a0my lunch at the local record store to buy my vinyl copy. Thank you Alejandra for completing this. \u00a0I know it’s going to make so many happy. \u00a0I hope it was therapeutic for you and you find happiness in it as well.<\/p>\n For photos of rare performance of School of Seven Bells in Chicago, click here<\/a><\/p>\n![\"School](\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/School-of-Seven-Bells-NPR-Streaming.png\")
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