"This music ventures from the edge of 60’s psyche band territory (although they sound nothing like them, think Jefferson Airplane at their most playful), through soundtracks that defined ‘hip’ (think Bacharach meets Schifrin meets Barry), and on to the pure pop of luminaries like The Beach Boys, The Association, and the Mamas and Papas. Put all of those together (yes, I know, it is unfeasible, but…), add some of today’s technology, a great (I mean GREAT) pop sensibility, and you get an album like this: impossible to categorise, luscious to listen to." -Leicester Bangs

"They are a band who are still in a rather wonderful world of their own and their power to subvert popular music genres shows no signs of running out." -Leonard's Lair

""By sampling TripHop-stylee those most hoary and Establishment P. Spector and B. Bacharach sounds of the sixties and seventies, then re-triggering those suckers back into the ether re-jigged and re-written from the post-Dubya perspective of No Future, the Van Allen Belt sugars, nay, saccharines its bitter cultural pill AND has us fingerpopping simultaneously. Non-stop orchestral wipe-out? Yes please! Doris Day rides the sybian? U-Betcha!" -Julian Cope, Head Heritage

"As a listening experience, The Van Allen Belt will keep you constantly off balance. Each song seems to establish its own rules, then break them, then establish some more with such confidence you would think you were listening to Muse." -David Harry, Americana-UK

Track Listing

1. Out To Lunch 04:01 2. The Way You Look 03:36 3. Nothing 05:10 4. 1997 03:57 5. Over The Dream 02:51 6. Slanted To The Left 04:18 7. Lovely In Akron 02:31 8. Grave Race 03:30 9. Camp Newton 05:19 10. The Status Quo: A Line Dance 03:04 11. Dinner Inside 06:36

Tamar Kamin- Vocals B.K. Ferris- Keyboard, Guitar, Backup Vocals, Engineering Tom Altes- Bass, Guitar Scott Taylor- Backup Vocals, Engineering Michael W. Kamin- Glockenspiel

All songs written and produced by Benjamin K. Ferris Performed by The Van Allen Belt Album Art by Peter Luckner Released by Nonstop Everything (C)(P) 2010