Tele Novella "Merlynn Belle" St. Vincent "Todos Nacen Gritando" Thelonious Monk and Sonny Boy

Thelonious Monk and Sonny Boy Williamson decorate flourishes of African

Its heartwrenching melodies tell tales of unspoiled love and foolish desire

but for Silver Bleeds the Black Sun… AFI set out to purposely change their creative approach all together

and received countless industry awards and nominations

Tele Novella "Merlynn Belle" St. Vincent "Todos Nacen Gritando" Thelonious Monk and Sonny BoyA heartfelt band from Small Town, Texas, with a penchant for pop melodies and medieval harmonies, Tele Novella write songs the old fashioned way and perform them in a minimal style filled with delicate arrangements. Influences include Connie Converse, Lee Hazlewood, Pentangle, Marty Robbins, The Magnetic Fields, and PRAM. Merlyn Belle is a homespun creative bricolage that pulls from influences as diverse as cowboy troubadours and folk baroque to tell