Boise’s illustrious AKA BELLE release new single “The Envy of Venus”
Psyche-folk are-they-a -cult-or-a- family-band AKA BELLE are back to ring in the New Year with their latest single, “The Envy of Venus”.
AKA BELLE bring their love of psychedelic tropicalia a la Os Mutantes to this track, with a staggering ‘take you to church’ sermon before weirding it up further with layers of theremin, vibraphone, electric guitar, and exotic percussion, then bring it all home with a full-blown impassioned chorus that promises to perch in your brain for perpetuity. (If you aren’t singing along by the end, you are likely ‘unalive.’)
Sung from the point of view of Mother Earth, it is a sassy re-telling of our home planet’s evolution, giving anthropomorphic attributes to the cosmos and presenting the displeasure of humanity’s often questionable destructive/disrespectful behaviour. It’s a love story wrapped in a socio-ecological predicament, topped off with a retro-space age bossa nova soundtrack.
AKA BELLE are known for their quirky, glittery, often ceremonial onstage performances (complete with homemade props); fearless defying of genres with a unique blend of kitschy-bewitching psych-folk, and rebellious tropicalia infused protest pop, all topped with alluring harmonic vocal arrangements – their passionate calls for love, resistance, equality for all, and soul-lifting energy serve as reminders that we are all part of this beautiful Universe and the Earth we call home.
“The Envy of Venus” is the third release off their upcoming double album, “All Time is Now/Now Is All You Have”, set for release in April 2026 on Moon Ruins Records.
The accompanying video for “The Envy of Venus”, made by Boise animator/filmmaker Emily Brixey, premieres worldwide on January 9th at 10am MST on the AKA BELLE YouTube channel.
| AKA BELLE are: |
| Catherine Merrick – vocals, MalletKat vibraphone, percussion |
| Christine Nygard – vocals, guitar, theremin |
| Sam Merrick – guitar, vocals, percussion |
| Anthony Mulparry – stand up bass, vocals, percussion |
| Jake Stigers – drums, vocals, percussion |
visit AKA BELLE online:
Website: https://www.akabelle.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/akabellemusic/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/akaBelleBoise/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@akaBelle-kq1xj
Bandcamp: https://akabelle.bandcamp.com
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/a-k-a-belle/505166794
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6b8hJwJrOM47P2t188rSNY
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