Pittsburgh City Paper review Heaven On A Branch
The Van Allen Belt Heaven on a Branch (Nonstop Everything Records)
In recent years, The Van Allen Belt's local notoriety has just begun to approach proportionality to the band's talent and work ethic. The prolific, hard-touring psych-pop outfit has a new full-length of characteristically deconstructed, spliced and reconstructed tunes, with clever melodies supporting Tamar Kamin's rich, beautiful voice. Some are well-built, lengthy soundscapes, others quirky, short takes (like "This Is the Best Shower I Have Ever Taken"). There's no reason the Animal-Collective-and-Black Moth crowd shouldn't eat this one up.
- Reviewed by music editor Andy Mulkerin
THE VAN ALLEN BELT CD RELEASE. 9 p.m. Fri., Sept. 26. Brillobox. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $10