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Brooklyn, New York, United States (2007 – present)

School of Seven Bells (often just SVIIB) is a dream pop/shoegazing band which formed in 2007 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band consists of sisters (identical twins, actually) Alejandra Deheza (vocals, bass), Claudia Deheza (vocals, keyboards) and Benjamin Curtis (guitar). The Deheza sisters are former members of On!Air!Library! and Curtis is a former member of Secret Machines and Tripping Daisy. The band is named after the School of the Seven Bells, a mythical South American pickpocket training academy.

Curtis and the Deheza sisters met when both were opening on an Interpol tour. The three decided to end their commitments to their old bands, move in to a shared space, and create a home recording studio together.

Their sound has been described as dreamy and ethereal, and the lyrics as abstract. Singer, Deheza, insists that the lyrics are not. However, that she is a lucid dreamer is fitting of the lofty-sounds they create.
The band has an unorthodox song writing process that begins with lyrics, which are only supplemented by the music. Curtis has said this is the most important part of the band with “everything else accompaniment.” A before-and-after example of this process is hosted by NPR’s program Day to Day (see 3:50s).

In concert, Curtis, who stays mostly on lead guitar can often be seen manipulating various electronic devices in between guitar segments.

A single My Cabal was released in May 2007 on the UK label Sonic Cathedral.
A 12”/digital EP Face to Face on High Places was released in September 2007 on Table of the Elements, in addition to a single from Prefuse 73 called Class of 73 Bells that features the band.

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shoegaze, dream pop, electronic, experimental, psychedelic
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pushithead wrote:
Sunday evening

they need to come to ireland!

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hanny1987 wrote:
Saturday morning

in fact, they are my new favourite band.

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hanny1987 wrote:
Thursday evening

Oh hello, I like them.

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modelnvs wrote:
last week

Half Asleep does it for me...

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girlgermsx wrote:
last month

does anyone have an mp3 of "white elephant coat" that they could send me? it would be greatly appreciated! :)

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jarney wrote:
last month

beautiful music from beautiful people

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iliveidieforyou wrote:
last month

amazing music!Prince of Peace love it!

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mad_muffinz wrote:
last month

There are these same pictures uploaded months after the one's I uploaded, and they are... more popular. This is baffling.

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_laurennicole wrote:
last month

Great stuff, they sound like a shoegazer version of Au Revoir Simone (2)... BUT BETTER!!!!!

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Irving_ wrote:
last month

"Face to Face on High Places" is delicious...

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ffxi_frohike wrote:
last month

YES and pretty.

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optimistic_tour wrote:
October 2009

so very YES

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jasonthood wrote:
October 2009

They played an ACL aftershow a couple of weeks ago and had some new songs that sounded awesome! I'm looking forward to the next album already!

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emjee wrote:
October 2009

Way cool!

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ElectrikGypsy wrote:
October 2009

ahhh yessss yessss yess YESSS YESS YESSSSSSS!!!!!

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Meowgasmic wrote:
October 2009

So lovely.......

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kiwibeard wrote:
October 2009

so pretty!

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if-then-else wrote:
October 2009

Great stuff, they sound like a shogazer version of Au Revoir Simone.

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forum22588 wrote:
October 2009

great show in boston! can't wait to see you again!!!

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fos_mummy wrote:
October 2009

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