Ride‘s Andy Bell just released his third solo album, pinball wanderer, which almost plays like a guided tour through his favorite records, from krautrock to baggy Madchester beats to gauzy dreampop ...

The good: Welsh musician Andy Bell offers up his third proper solo effort. The bad: “Wanderer” does indeed “wander” in spots. But this record is all about the vibes as opposed to traditional ...

The Welsh musician Andy Bell has had a rich and storied career. Bell was the leader of Ride, one of the most important bands of the initial British shoegaze wave. Ride are back together now, and they ...

Queer Music News is a smattering of what’s going on in music by LGBTQ artists and the artists we love. Here’s a wrap-up of music we’ve received in recent days for your new music Monday. Andy Bell’s ...

Singer Andy Bell has clearly been excited about the possibilities and future his 40-year career has delivered to him. Earlier this year, he released his third solo album, Ten Crowns, which represents ...

Ride guitarist Andy Bell announced a new solo album called Pinball Wanderer only last month. Unlike his previous solo efforts, which were mostly comprised of unearthed '90s songs, this one is mostly ...

Last week, Ride guitarist Andy Bell announced a new solo album called Pinball Wanderer. Now, to confuse us all, Erasure vocalist also named Andy Bell is announcing his new solo album Ten Crowns. I ...

The new-wave band Andy Bell was born from, Erasure, had a knack for bundling heavy issues in breezy, head-hogging synth-pop. On Bell's second solo outing, his approach is both celebratory and ...

Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2025. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week, as I was out of town covering MegaCon, a comic-con in Orlando, FL. So this week’s supersized list covers ...

British musician Andy Bell -- not the Andy Bell from Erasure, the other Andy Bell -- has been awfully busy lately. Bell is best-known as the guitarist for shoegaze greats Ride, and that band is once ...

Andy Bell, of the Eighties synth-pop duo Erasure, will release his new solo album, Ten Crowns, on Friday. Ahead of its release, he’s shared a song with Blondie’s Debbie Harry, “Heart’s a Liar,” and on ...