SOLAR ECLIPSE
SOLAR ECLIPSE
In 2005, four musicians met each other thanks to church and Craigslist, and formed the band Bella Swank. We all lived in different corners of Southern California, we played all over Southern California, and these songs were recorded all in one take in my living room in Murrieta, California, or at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California. These eight tracks finally saw the light of day and were released on the day of the Solar Eclipse in April 2024.
A big thank you to Juston Botello on drums, Kenn Nicol on guitar, and Rikki Sterling on bass for your time, talent, and hearts. It didn’t last long but we had an epic time!
UNDONE
Picture it: It's 2005. You have a RZR flip phone 📟 and a Myspace account 👤. These things are central to your life. You see on Myspace that the band Bella Swank 🎸 is playing a show near you. You put on your True Religion jeans 👖, Abercrombie shirt 👕, and Paris Hilton fragrance 🧯. Your chunky highlights are gleaming ✨. You walk into the venue just as they start playing Undone 🎤🥁. I wave at you from the stage 👋. I was hoping you would come 💓. You feel so alive. Let's rock, let's rock today. 😎🤘
This was recorded live in my living room in Murrieta, California in 2005.
THIRST
Where are you running to? Is that your plan to hide your head in sand your whole life through? Whatever happened to your carpe diem attitude? Is that passé now that they found a pigeonhole for you? You gotta let yourself GO. 🐎🔥🔥🔥
Recorded live at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California in 2007.
REMEMBER
This song is for the moment you're standing in front of your significant other wondering should I stay or should I go, and something wells up inside of you and says: So many days, so many nights, so many minutes, so many moments all wrapped up in you. The day we met, do you remember? And when we fell, do you remember? Please believe in us.
I'll always Remember you guys! 🥲🤘🎶
Recorded live at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California in 2007.
UNDERCOVER
An ode to my eternal cringe. :)
This was recorded live in my living room in Murrieta, California in 2005.
FLUFF
A song about yearning in epic proportions.
Recorded live at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California in 2007.
HARMONY
A song about living a life that’s not yours. Wanting to escape but not knowing how.
This was recorded live in my living room in Murrieta, California in 2005.
COMING HOME (ACOUSTIC)
More love, more yearning, this is our band’s version of this song. Find the solo studio recording here.
Recorded live at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California in 2007.
UNDONE (ACOUSTIC)
Same anthem, different vibe. Please enjoy. I wanna see you undone!
Recorded live at Kenn’s house in San Clemente, California in 2007.
BELLA SWANK (IS) SINGLE
BELLA SWANK (IS) SINGLE
These are the final two songs we recorded in my living room in Murrieta, California in 2005. Released August 16, 2024 as a “single” with Side A and Side B, like old times, remember those? Please enjoy Bella Swank (is) Single.
SIDE A: STAY AWAY
“You dismissed me like I am not your queen. Prince Charming is never quite the way he seems. STAY AWAY FAR AWAY.”
Recorded live at my house in Murrieta, California in 2005.
SIDE B: BREAKING THE BOY
This song is about how hurt people hurt people. About how trauma passes from person to person when we don’t heal, all wrapped up in a pretty pop-punk present. sniff sniff sob
Recorded live at my house in Murrieta, California in 2005.