The Panic Bell

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The Panic Bell
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2007
Genre Alt-Country
Length42:40
Label Undertow
Dolly Varden chronology
Forgiven Now
(2002)
The Panic Bell
(2007)
For a While
(2013)

The Panic Bell is the fifth studio album by Chicago based alt-country band Dolly Varden. Released in February 2007 it was their first album since Forgiven Now in 2002. [1] The album was recorded over a period of about a year after the band had taken a long hiatus from playing together. It includes songs influenced by the continuing violence in Iraq and the prisoner abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib, which led to some of the band's rawest recordings. [2]

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Dolly Varden (band)

Dolly Varden is a Chicago band built around the singing and songwriting of husband and wife duo Steve Dawson and Diane Christiansen. Their music combines elements of folk, rock and pop and country. The band has released 5 albums, along with several collections and side projects. They have recorded for Undertow Music since 2002.

<i>Forgiven Now</i> 2002 studio album by Dolly Varden

Forgiven Now is the fourth studio album by Chicago based alt-country band Dolly Varden and was released in 2002. Like the previous release, The Dumbest Magnets, this album was recorded in Nashville with producer Brad Jones.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Complete Resistance
  2. Everything
  3. Small Pockets
  4. All Gonna Change
  5. The Truth Is Told
  6. You Never Will
  7. Sad Panda Clown's Lament
  8. Triumph Mine, Idaho
  9. Your Last Mistake
  10. Good Provider

Personnel

Reception

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