Belhome

A View of the Woods (Built)

Commingling richly textured strains of Americana with just a hint of gothic despair, Belhome’s sound has staying power. A View of the Woods starts strong with “Before We Drown,” a sprightly pop song that cinches the deal with Andrea Couch’s violin. Overlong songs cause momentum to wane, but redemption arrives with “It’s Right,” an Old World folk spiral that slowly morphs into incendiary rock.

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This article appears in January 27 • 2006.

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Greg Beets was born in Lubbock on the day Richard Nixon was elected president. He has covered music for the Chronicle since 1992, writing about everyone from Roky Erickson to Yanni. Beets has also written for Billboard,Uncut, Blurt, Elmore, and Pop Culture Press. Before his digestive tract cried uncle, he co-published Hey! Hey! Buffet!, an award-winning fanzine about all-you-can-eat buffets.