Description:
Chicago`s Dolly Varden marks their triumphant return with The Panic Bell. After a three-year hiatus marked by solo records, art exhibits, and raising babies, the record ushers in a new focus for the band. Fronted by husband and wife duo Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen, the songs are filled with images of Dawson`s struggle to hold onto his band and his hope in a world numbed by the violence and distortion of "shock and awe." Hope appears in the form of the biggest, hooky pop songs this band has ever recorded - "Everything" and the album`s closer "Good Provider." Two-part harmonies shine all over the album, but the songs are driven by tougher guitars, bigger choruses and spontaneous abandon. (Undertow Music Collective)
