Blue Lights On The Runway [Digipak]

Rolling Stone - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Over the straight-forward stomp of 'The Great Defector,' Noonan sounds like a young David Byrne on the uplifting, carnivalesque chorus." Paste - "The digitized percussion opening lead single 'How Your Heart Is Wired' quickly spills into a lush guitar riff that suggests a more adrenalized version of Radiohead's 'Talk Show Host.'" Q - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t once again showcases just how satisfying a Talking Heads obsession coupled with an ability to craft uncommonly graceful ballads can be." Down Beat - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "BELL X1's music is fresh and smart and teeming with influences ranging from Talking Heads to the Beat poets. Immensely listenable on both music and lyrics levels." Rolling Stone (p.77) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Over the straight-forward stomp of 'The Great Defector,' Noonan sounds like a young David Byrne on the uplifting, carnivalesque chorus." Q (Magazine) (p.97) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t once again showcases just how satisfying a Talking Heads obsession coupled with an ability to craft uncommonly graceful ballads can be." Paste (magazine) (p.60) - "The digitized percussion opening lead single 'How Your Heart Is Wired' quickly spills into a lush guitar riff that suggests a more adrenalized version of Radiohead's 'Talk Show Host.'"

Fourth studio album, following 2005's 'Flock', from this Irish trio. Named for the first plane to break the sound barrier and featuring ex-members of Juniper - which famously also included Damien Rice - Bell X1 are massively successful in Ireland and have been critically lauded the world over for their scratchy, quirky, literate pop-rock which is reminiscent of 70s and 80s acts such as Fleetwood Mac and Talking Heads. The album includes the single 'The Great Defector'.|