1994 (VIDEO) via BILLBOARD


New album announced and “1994” video premiere on BILLBOARD!

Directed by Christopher Mills (Modest Mouse, Interpol, Vallens), “1994” is the first music video from our new album Habitat, out September 22nd 2017 via Hand Drawn Dracula / Outside Music.

“the seductive new song does a dazzling job of setting steely, urban structures with a sensuality typically reserved for flesh and blood – If “1994’ is any indication, the new LP figures to augment the feathery, shoegazey dream pop of their past with stark, stylish post-punk.” – BILLBOARD

08/11/17 Kingston ON : Wolf Island Music Festival
09/14/17 Montreal QC : POP Montreal

Get There (Stream) via Fader & Stereogum


Premiere (stream) via The FADER.

“GET THERE”, an outtake from the LEAPER recording sessions, features vocals by fellow Toronto musician Jonathan Rogers (Elsa, The Seams), and describes “a road trip that feel like it will never end, running from your life and having no idea where you’re going.” ~ Jesse Crowe.

“Beliefs Share “Get There,” A Lucid Shoegazing Odyssey ~ the sensation of getting lost in a current, the kind of zoning out commonly associated with this kind of shoegaze. But the propulsion driving it is benevolent and calming” ~ The FADER

Get There is a starry collaboration between them and fellow Toronto band Elsa’s Jonathan Rogers, and it makes it sound like life’s all about the journey.” ~ STEREOGUM

 

Swooner (VIDEO) premiere via CLASH


New video for Swooner, directed by Ivy Lovell, via UK’s CLASH magazine + CBC Music, Chartattack, Exclaim, Sidewalk Hustle, Indienative, Culture Adicts

“Even 40 years on from the dawn of punk, shaving your head can still be a rebellious move. For a woman, it’s an especially profound gesture. It’s the complete removal from a capitalist hierarchy, from the monetisation of female beauty. Don’t want to partake in the endless beauty chase? Shave it all off and let the world stare.

Thankfully, director Ivy Lovell captured the process, and an oddly intimate experience – matched to the searingly truthful music of Beliefs, it’s a coruscating listen and an addictive watch” ~ CLASH (UK)

04/22/16 Toronto ON : Adelaide Hall – Toronto ON w/ Casper Skulls, Suuns

Leave With You (Video) via CLASH (UK) & STEREOGUM (US)


“Leave With You” video, directed by Sean Cartwright, premieres via CLASH Magazine (UK) and STEREOGUM (US). LEAPER has been popping up on numerous end of year lists including #3 on Sound Better With Reverb‘s “SHOEGAZE AND DREAM POP ALBUMS OF 2015”. Out now and selling fast on limited green translucent vinyl — order HERE.

“Dream pop viewed through a prism of distortion… build up into an atmospheric and deeply unique world. New album ‘Leaper’ emerged at the tail end of last year, matching sumptuous sonics against some of the band’s most developing songwriting yet. ‘Leave With You’ is an apt introductory point for those new to the charms of Beliefs.” ~ CLASH (UK)

* Beliefs “Leaper” at #46 on CMJ Radio 200 in the USA for the week of Jan 11th 2016

 

Colour Of Your Name (Video) Under The Radar


“Colour Of Your Name” video (directed by Alex Earl Grey) premiered on Under The Radar Magazine.
LEAPER is available now on limited edition of 300 translucent green vinyl worldwide… order HERE soon!

“Leaper, a fine album that blurred all distinctions between dream pop euphoria and warped shoegaze disorientation – “Colour of Your Name,” one of the record’s more concise, pop-leaning highlights” ~ Under The Radar Magazine

KEXP SONG OF THE DAY + CJAM Radio 200


LEAPER is KEXP’s SONG OF THE DAY on the Morning Show with John Richards.

“Shoegaze is alive and well with Canadian band Beliefs. It comes as no surprise that the duo of Josh Korody and Jesse Crowe were united by their love of My Bloody Valentine and Sonic Youth after intially meeting at a mutual friend’s birthday party.

On the title track of their sophomore full-length, Leaper, the band push through the shimmering washes of reverb with their guy/girl harmonies, setting off a swoon with Kevin Shields-influenced guitar effects. A spoken-word part towards the end truly calls to mind Kim Gordon in “Kool Thing.” If you’re gonna wear your influences on your sleeve, might as well have the best influences.” ~ KEXP

* Beliefs “Leaper” #5 Most Added album at CMJ Radio 200 the week of Nov 24th
* Beliefs “Leaper” debuted at #94 on CMJ Radio 200 in the USA for the week of Dec 1st