Chris Bell — I Am The Cosmos / You And Your Sister

The artist

About Chris Bell

Christopher Branford Bell (January 12, 1951 – December 27, 1978) was an American musician and singer-songwriter. Along with Alex Chilton, he led the power pop band Big Star through its first album #1 Record (1972). He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s, resulting in the posthumous I Am the Cosmos LP. AllMusic Guide praised Bell as "one of the unsung heroes of American pop music" and noted his lasting impression, saying: "Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference, the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake." Bell's catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Elliott Smith, Beck, R.E.M., Teenage Fanclub, Pixies, Primal Scream, Afghan Whigs, Pete Yorn, Wilco, The Posies, and The Replacements, all of whom have covered his music or expressed their admiration for Big Star in…

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The release

About I Am The Cosmos / You And Your Sister

I Am The Cosmos / You And Your Sister is a release by Chris Bell. Issued on 21 April 2018 by OMNIVORE RECORDINGS. This edition is supplied as 7-inch vinyl with 27 tracks. Musically, it sits within Rock.