Interview
Bell X1 on a creative journey that’s brought them to a wiser, spookier place
Almost a quarter of a century after they blazed on to the music scene, the band’s singular fire has been replaced by a deeper, more complex exploration of life, creativity and the human spirit
Bringing a new album into the world, says Bell X1 front man Paul Noonan with a laugh, is like childbirth. “You go through it and then you think, I’ll never do that again. But then you do, because you kind of forget the bad bits and you want the good bits,” he says.
The trio’s latest album Merciful Hour, released in late May, was their first in seven years – surely ample time to banish ...
