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    Newspaper: ICON MENA
       Title: Beirut Cutting Through The Noise

“Our music connects with people everywhere, but the ones who really cling to it are people our age living here in Lebanon. Maybe it’s because they’re just like us, and they hear something familiar in it,” Julie tells ICON MENA. “Nostalgia is maybe our biggest inspiration as a band. We write songs that honestly feel like something my 13-year-old self would have obsessed with. Even outside the music itself, the way we dress, the grainy digital camera pictures, the 2000s aesthetic. It all elicits a kind of sweet sadness, that brief moment in our childhood when the country was doing well. Lebanon was peaking, and things felt like they were going to be alright. I think most of the youth in Lebanon want to chase that fading feeling. That sense of longing is everywhere in our songs.”

      Newspaper: L'Orient Today
        Title: Beirut’s Young Music Scene: Revival After Years of Struggle
       

“Bliss was the youngest band performing at Oakenfest’s 2024 festival and one of the first bands to emerge after Lebanon’s economic crisis – exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Beirut port explosion – brought the country’s music scene to a jolting halt.New artists like Bliss are contributing to the scene’s revival, working with limited resources but endless passion.”

       Newspaper: Beirut Today
       Title: Present Tense: The Alternative Pulse of Ras Beirut

“In the echoing corridors of AUB, a new auditory sensation emerges in 2024—“Bliss,” a self-proclaimed grunge trio enveloping listeners in melancholic reverie, with a shoegaze allure that eludes easy categorization. Their name, ”Bliss,” serendipitously echoes the iconic Nirvana (literally “blissful state”), though it was chosen for its resonance with local geography; Bliss Street is precisely where AUB resides, and where many alternative students convene over a cigarette these days.”

       Newspaper: Unite Asia
       Title: “A plea to a fading country” – Lebanese Shoegaze Band BLISS Release Haunting New Single

“Lebanon’s underground music scene has always been a testament to revolution; few bands embody that spirit. In April 2024, BLISS released their debut EP, ”You Should Quit Your Job And Play Outside (With Me)”—a raw, unapologetic collection of 5 songs that reignited the feeling of being a stupid teenager going through a heartbreak. Their sound inspired the new younger generation of Lebanese artists to actually write their own music.”

       Newspaper:  ClickRollBoom
       Title: Beirut-Based Grunge Trio Bliss Sparks Revival in Local Music Scene   

“Since then, Bliss has grown into a key player in Lebanon’s alternative scene, performing at events such as Oakenfest, Fête de la Musique, and Captain’s Cabin. More than just a band, they have become a driving force in reviving Beirut’s music culture, inspiring young musicians and supporting emerging artists along the way.”

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