Bell X1 “Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella”

I'm looking for your opinion on this one . . .

We had a great run this past summer with the Bell X1 song "The Great Defector." It's a song that's a little to the left of center of mvyradio's traditional sound, but we always try to include some good, modern tracks in our mix.

The song did well for us, and it did well across the country too, getting airplay on stations similar to mvyradio.

The follow-up single is "Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella." What do you think of this one?

I'm kind of on the fence about it, and it seems like much of America is too. Very few radio stations have put it into their rotation---listeners aren't responding to it, in the way that they did "The Great Defector."

What other radio stations do, isn't how we choose what to play at mvy. But sometimes the broad (national) consensus does confirm something we are already feeling.

What about your feelings? Do you think we should be playing this one in regular rotation?

See this previous post, for details on how a song gets into rotation on mvyradio, then let me know what you think.

Listen to clips of both "Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella" and "The Great Defector."


Hear the WHOLE song and see the very cool, low-budget video for "Ribs Of A Broken Umbrella" and a Live On Letterman performance of "The Great Defector".

Buy the album "Blue Lights On The Runway" on CD.