Andrew Belle Black Bear 2013 ALbum VERIFIED

On his second full-length album Black Bear, Belle wrote songs that were autobiographical, with themes ranging from wrestling with God to restoring personal relationships.[5] The album consists of ambitious, ambient songs with influences from M83, Beach House, James Blake, and Washed Out. On the process of creating the record, he said: "I began to feel limited by my original, predominately acoustic sound, [...] and as my creative taste began to change, I decided to take things in a new direction; writing songs that made me excited about music again".[6] Black Bear was released in August 2013 and was produced in Norman, OK by Chad Copelin.[6] Belle stated in an interview with USA Today that he wrote the album's first single "Pieces" for his wife shortly after they were married in 2012.[7] 2b1af7f3a8