Tanya Donelly was part of half sister Kristin Hersh's group Throwing Muses until 1991. The group Belly, formed that same year, also consists of the brothers Chris (drums) and Tom Gorman (guitar) and Gail Greenwood (bass). In 1993 they made their debut with the successful album Star, which was good for gold in native America. The sound of Belly on this second album is also very similar to that of
… Throwing Muses, but is more melodic and light. Firm uptempo pop songs such as Super Connected and the title track King, in which guitarist Tom Gorman plays a leading role, are alternated with beautiful calm, almost acoustic songs such as The Bees.more
