Bella (Canadian band)


Bella is a Canadian indie pop band from Vancouver, who formed in 2003, and have released two full-length albums. The band signed to Vancouver's Mint Records in 2006 and released the full-length "No One will Know" featuring guest musicians Roddy Bottum, Will Schwartz, John Collins and Jason Martin.

''Pretty Mess''

Initially, the band consisted of Cameron Fraser, Tiffany Garrett, Matt Hutchings and Charla Bent. Recorded in singer-guitarist-keyboardist Cameron Fraser's bedroom, their 2004 debut release was Pretty Mess, on the indie label Hideout. Tom Harrison of The Province compared the band's sound to 1980s bands Martha and the Muffins and Altered Images. Music from the band's debut album has been featured on CBC Radio 3 and on MuchMusic. The album was mixed by Colin Stewart. Bella has performed with the likes of The Breeders, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The New Pornographers, Phoenix, Imperial Teen, Viva Voce, 54-40, and The Organ.

Mint Records and ''No One Will Know''

Bella was signed to Mint Records, and the second album, No One Will Know—produced by Dave Carswell and featuring contributions from Roddy Bottum, Will Schwartz and Jason Martin—was released in 2007. It received mostly positive reviews from music critics. In a favourable review of the album, the Edmonton Journal likened the band's sound to that of Tegan and Sara. Exclaim! called it "futuristic indie pop at its most danceable." No One Will Know reached the top ten of multiple alternative and college album charts in Canada.

Band members