After the release of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress, frowned upon by many die-hard fans for its slick production (by none other than Trevor Horn, of TATU fame), Belle and Sebastian were faced with the dilemma of either returning to the twee, naïve pop of the If You're Feeling Sinister era, ... Read review
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the result of their relative inexperience than any real predilection for twee juvenilia. On their seventh album, The Life Pursuit, we find these errant Scots furth...
the result of their relative inexperience than any real predilection for twee juvenilia. On their seventh album, The Life Pursuit, we find these errant Scots furth...
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Time has revealed Belle&Sebastian's reputation for a rather wimpy indieness to be more the
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result of their relative inexperience than any real predilection for twee juvenilia. On their seventh album,The Life Pursuit, we find these errant Scots further ...
You Sukie In The Graveyard We Are The Sleepyheads Song For Sunshine Funny Little Frog To Be Myself Completely Act of the Apostle II For the Price of a Cup of Tea Mornington Crescent
Boy (Belle) (Sebastian) The Blues Are Still Blue (Belle) (Sebastian) Dress Up In You (Belle) (Sebastian) Sukie In The Graveyard (Belle) (Sebastian) We Are The Sleepyheads (Belle) (Sebastian) Song For Sunshine (Belle) (Sebastian) Funny Little Frog (Belle) (Sebastian) To Be Myself Completely (Belle) (Sebastian) Act Of The Apostle 2 (Belle) (Sebastian) For The Price Of A Cup Of Tea (Belle) (Sebastian) Mornington Crescent (Belle) (Sebastian)
the result of their relative inexperience than any real predilection for twee juvenilia. On their seventh album, The Life Pursuit, we find these errant Scots further building on the surprisingly muscular, Trevor Horn-produced sound of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress, delving into the sound of `70s glam and tarrying ever further from the winsome folk with which they made their name. "White Collar Boy" bumps along on Glitter Band rhythms, vocalist Stuart Murdoch -forget the patchy democracy of mid-period B&S albums; Stuart is the leader here - narrating a tale of petty theft and chain-gang romance with a feisty charisma, while "The Blues Are Still Blue" is a stylish doff of the cap to T.Rex and the Television Personalities, albeit one that evokes the spirit both, but copies neither. And oh! What foul mouths. Whether Murdoch's announcing "They are hypocrites, so fuck them too" before a warm brass break on "Dress Up In You", or telling the tale of a teenage tearwaway on "Sukie In The Graveyard" ("She liked to hang out in the art-school/She didn't enrol, but she wiped the floor with all the arseholes"), it's the sound of a Belle & Sebastian that's matured in the most agreeably immature way.--Louis Pattison
Advantages: Sill doing what they do best; brilliant pop tunes Disadvantages: A couple of weak links.
After the release of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress, frowned upon by many die-hard fans for its slick production (by none other than Trevor Horn, of TATU fame), Belle and Sebastian were faced with the dilemma of either returning to the twee, naïve pop of the If You're Feeling Sinister era, or continuing along the orchestral slap-in-the-face vein that had gained many new fans, including myself. The result is a toned down "…waitress"; less of an ... ...cup of tea. …which is what Belle and Sebastian do best. Whilst keeping their musical cauldron bubbling with polished harmonies, strings, brass and everything that we had come to expect from the Glaswegians, Belle and Sebastian have regained their adolescent charms that won over the lonely hearts and geeky minds of their fanbase.
Highlights include…
Another Sunny Day, a sweet and innocent pop song, pulling all the right strings without, somehow, ...
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Album Notes: 'The Life Pursuit' is the seventh album from Scottish indie stalwarts Belle & Sebastian. With their Smiths-meet-Simon & Garfunkel melodies, Belle & Sebastian have forged a reputation for crafting sensitive-yet-subtle songs that pull at the heartstrings without sacrificing their keen pop sensibilities. Includes the single 'Funny Little Frog'.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Act Of The Apostle (part 1)
2.: Another Sunny Day
3.: White Collar Boy
4.: Blues Are Still Blue
5.: Dress Up In You
6.: Sukie In The Graveyard
7.: We Are The Sleepyheads
8.: Song For Sunshine
9.: Funny Little Frog
10.: To Be Myself Completely
11.: Act Of The Apostle (part 2)
12.: For The Price Of A Cup Of A Tea
13.: Mornington Crescent
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