Belle & Sebastian
A band that takes its name from a French children's television series about a boy and his dog would almost have to be precious, and to be certain, Belle & Sebastian are precious. But precious can be a damning word, and Belle & Sebastian don't have the negative qualities that the word connotes -- they are private but not insular, pretty but not wimpy; they make gorgeous, delicate melodies sound full-bodied. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and '60s pop, but Murdoch'...[more]
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Now a classic! Belle and Sebastian offer up a largely acoustic folk-pop sound with deep roots in the '60s. Their guitar-and-piano arrangements are often filled out by luxurious trumpets and strings, but the clever, sardonic lyrics keep things from ever getting too mushy. The bright, irresistible pop melodies stand in sharp contrast to decidedly downbeat lyrics that recall Morrissey at his sharpest. Timeless, gorgeous, and just cool enough to avoid a mainstream breakthrough.
CD $10.99
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At long last, all seven of Belle And Sebastian's Jeepster" EPs have been collected into a convenient 2-CD set. Often considered their best work, and previously only available as hard-to-find imports or in a box set, the EPs, consisting of 25 songs recorded from 1996-2001, are now available for the price of a single frontline CD. The four tracks from the EP This Is Just A Modern Rock Song have never been released in the US before.[ read more ]
2xCD $13.99
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And so it begins, Belle & Sebastian's Rough Trade era...the lush production of Trevor Horn (Welcome to the Pleasure Dome) fully compliments the group's pop sensibilities, as demonstrated by the uplifting panorama of the lead single, "Step Into My Office, Baby." Longtime internet bootleg fave, "Lord Anthony," finally gets the studio treatment fans have been looking for. Even more promising are the new artistic turns the new album takes. "Piazza, New York Catcher" is a charming folky piece that is vague a [ read more ]
CD $15.99
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Over two hours long, this amazing DVD consists of a feature-length documentary that stitches together pieces of interview footage, all the promo videos, live performances, interviews, outtakes, TV appearances, early documentary footage, exclusive material and behind-the-scenes insights into the evolution of the band. Over 75 songs are featured! (DVD NTSC Region 1)
DVD $17.99
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Written almost entirely by frontman Stuart Murdoch, the new Belle and Sebastian album, their sixth, makes a return to Matador Records and is a magnificently assured and diverse pop record. With nods to influences as diverse Cornelius, Manfred Mann, David Bowie, The Life Pursuit mingles the folky, be-sweatered pathos of their earliest work with joyfully satirical laste-'60s sunshine pop and the sophisticated early '80s-influenced work reminiscent of their prior album, 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitr [ read more ]
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After 1997's "If You're Feeling Sinister" made them critics' darlings, Scottish octet Belle And Sebastian ran straight into a series of label woes, and into the inevitable feeding frenzy that surrounds a free agent with their prodigious talents. Their experience with one label exec is detailed in "Seymour Stein" on "The Boy With the Arab Strap," which finds the band building on the pastoral pop charms of "Sinister," adding a palpable layer of anger and an increasingly rich sonic palette to their painfully s [ read more ]
CD $12.99
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CD FORMAT. Belle & Sebastian return with the first of two new singles, beginning with "Jonathan David." It includes three previously unreleased tracks: "Jonathan David" (with lead vocals by Stevie Jackson), "Take Your Carriage Clock And Shove It," and live favorite "The Loneliness Of A Middle Distance Runner."
CDep $5.20
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Step Into My Office, Baby is a return to the indie innuendoes that have served Stuart Murdoch and twee pals so well in past times. Which means nudge-nudge wink-wink workplace cheekiness via "a chance of overtime/say my place at nine" instructions and as much shy choirboy nattering as you're ever likely to get from a singer fast approaching middle age. Includes two previously unreleased B-sides and is enhanced with their brand new video.
CDep $4.70
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VINYL FORMAT. Legendary debut from this excellent Glaswegian band. Born from a class project at Stow College & originally released on the label, Electric Honey
LP $18.99
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An extended meditation on one of the year's most talked about films; 34 minutes of instrumental film score and six new vocal tracks from the soundtrack to Todd Solondz's ?Storytelling? as performed by Belle & Sebastian. Though all the music is by the group, this isn't exactly a proper B&S album, the bulk of the selections are instrumentals, intercut with snatches of dialogue from the film. That said, those instrumentals bear the kind of quiet grace and intimate beauty that the band's fans have come to expec [ read more ]
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DELUXE DOUBLE CD IN A HARDBOUND BOOK! !At long last, all seven of Belle And Sebastian's Jeepster" EPs have been collected into a convenient 2-CD set. Often considered their best work, and previously only available as hard-to-find imports or in a box set, the EPs, consisting of 25 songs recorded from 1996-2001, are now available for the price of a single frontline CD. The four tracks from the EP This Is Just A Modern Rock Song have never been released in the US before.
2xCD $18.99
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VINYL FORMAT. This 7-inch from Belle and Sebastian is on blue vinyl and features the tracks "The Blues Are Still Blue" and "Whiskey in the Jar."
7" $8.99
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