Fanatic Promotion: Sister-brother band Charlie Belle releases second EP of 2015. Hear the title track “I Don’t Want To Be Alone” via NPR Music now.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Sister-brother band Charlie Belle releases second EP of 2015. Hear the title track “I Don’t Want To Be Alone” via NPR Music now.

17-year-old songwriter Jendayi Bonds says the Austin-based duo’s song “isn’t about being hung up on someone that treats you like crap.”

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Charlie Belle (L-R): Gyasi Bonds, Jendayi Bonds. Photo Credit: Barclay Ice & Coal.

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Charlie Belle – In The Press

“Charlie Belle is outstanding.” – NPR

“Wanna feel good? Press play.” – Noisey

“These are some of the raddest kids around.” – NYLON

“The most infectious kind of power-pop.” – Wired

“Super-melodic, toe-tapping guitar-pop.” – ROOKIE

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Hear the title track from the new Charlie Belle EP “I Don’t Want To Be Alone” via NPR Music or the link below now!!

[STREAM]: https://soundcloud.com/fanaticpro/charlie-belle-i-dont-want-to-be-alone

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Atlanta! See Charlie Belle as part of the Deep Roots Festival next month with JR JR, Bronze Radio Return and more!

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“It’s pretty R&B inspired,” Jendayi Bonds, the 17-year-old singer-songwriter of Charlie Belle explains about “I Don’t Want To Be Alone,” the duo’s new EP, out now. “I’ve really been feeling the groove and trying to figure out a way to put that into Charlie Belle without taking away from who we are.”

This time, once again complemented by Jendayi’s 14-year-old brother Gyasi on drums and the agile bass playing of studio vet David Andersen, the songs jump in a way that gets in your face, under your skin, and into your heart and mind. The groove Jendayi is feeling hits home and is immediate on the EP’s title track, recently premiered by NPR Music.

The Bonds siblings, who began playing together as a duo in 2011 (promptly landing in USA Today with a cover of “Strange Powers” by Magnetic Fields), made a splash earlier this year with the breezy debut EP “Get To Know,” which recalled the English “alternapop” sound of the 90’s in a succinct and memorable handful of songs that reflected Jendayi’s mature-beyond-her-years songwriting.

Displaying a style that Jendayi began to hone starting with her first songwriting attempts at only 10-years-old (brother Gyasi started on drums at four!), the “Get To Know” EP earned Jendayi’s songs their first bit of national attention. The new collection shows off a major step forward in the young lyricist’s songwriting and abilities with a hook.

“Nobody knows me like I do / But everyone is telling me what I’m supposed to do / And nobody knows what goes on in my head / But everyone is acting like all my thoughts can be read,” Jendayi sings on “Petting Zoo,” the song most reminiscent of the band’s previous EP, bearing a distinct UK sound that doesn’t quit.

“I Don’t Want To Be Alone,” the latest EP from Charlie Belle, is out now. Jendayi and Gyasi Bonds are available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.

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