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Driven by concepts of isolation and resurgence, Bellbird’s 2023 debut album Root In Tandem is the culmination of several years of composing and music-making by the Montreal-based collective of tenor saxophonist Claire Devlin, alto saxophonist and bass clarinetist Allison Burik, bassist Eli Davidovici, and drummer Mili Hong. Recorded during the winter at a lakeside cottage in Saint-Zenon, Quebec, the album represents a communion of four distinctive spirits putting all their creative weight into a shared artwork, using a unique instrumentation of two woodwinds, bass, and drums to explore sonic landscapes that allude to harmonic structures without being restricted by them. Pan M 360 called Root in Tandem “a thoughtful, skilful achievement that balances its post-academic rigour with sincere emotional investment and some great musical ideas.”