Finding BEL
BEL’s music lives between worlds. Between folk and indie pop, English and Spanish, ambition and uncertainty. Raised in a bilingual household by an Argentine mother, she brings a layered sense of identity to songs that feel intimate, diaristic, and quietly assured. On her debut album, Holy Grail, BEL traces the emotional cost of pursuing a dream, creating a deeply personal record about longing, self-belief, doubt, and the courage to surrender to the unknown.
The first time I connected with BEL’s music wasn’t through her own songs, but through a cover. It was a reinterpretation of Blink-182 on YouTube, part of the Musora series where artists are invited to make a song entirely their own. My husband—an eternal music seeker with three guitars and always room for one more— had fallen into the world of Musora’s videos and then told me “You’re going to love this,” … And he was right.
Somewhere between her indie-pop melodies and diaristic lyrics, carried by a soft but assured voice, BEL began to slip into Spanish. For me, as someone with a Latin heritage, those moments carried weight. In her voice, there was a sense of belonging that moved fluidly between worlds.
I started listening more. Raised in a bilingual household with an Argentine mother, BEL’s musical language feels naturally layered. You can hear echoes of artists like Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, and Stevie Nicks in her work—not as direct references, but as emotional inheritances. There’s a folk sensibility at her core, wrapped in indie-pop.
Produced by Jason Vance Harris, Holy Grail is a fully realized body of work centered on ambition, doubt, and the decision to keep going. With the album out in the world, BEL brings that same perspective into her live shows, translating it into something immediate and personal onstage.
On Holy Grail, BEL shares: “I started writing my debut album two years ago when I wrote the title track ‘Holy Grail.’ At the time, I wanted so many things for my life and career that all seemed so out of reach. Every song on the album is an archive of my hopes, dreams, joys, sorrows, and self-reflections in my quest for the Holy Grail. ‘Holy Grail’ gives a window into what it feels like to go all in on your dreams and surrender to the unknown.”