Since its inception in 2001, Bellflur has been one of the few constants on the DC scene. The band has drawn a litany of comparisons in that time – from Can and Radiohead, to Lake Trout and Tortoise, to Pink Floyd, Godspeed and Sigur Ros. Essentially, Bellflur challenges genre-specificity. They thrive in lush space and musical grandeur just as easily as in odd time signatures, bare-boned harmonies and reticence. On the band’s latest EP (a predecessor to it’s upcoming sophomore full-length in 2010), Bellflur draws upon countless musical influences to convey a mood of loneliness and social bewilderment that occurs in and is felt by every individual. In 2007, regional website DCist described Bellflur as a “band [that] has a knack for making things cold and detached sound pretty…” A listen to the band’s new EP proves they have a knack making things essential and engaging as well.