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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Fourteen gorgeous tracks recorded for the BBC between 1996 and 2001. At the time, Belle and Sebastian rarely performed live, so all these songs are noticeably different from the studio versions. This limited, deluxe album contains an entire live show broadcast on BBC Evening Session in mid-2001 with another four never before heard songs.
MP3 $7.99
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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.
MP3 $3.15
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The second of two new EPs from Belle & Sebastian follows June's 'Jonathan David.' Like its predecessor, 'I'm Waking Up to Us' contains three songs. A teaser for their forthcoming soundtrack to controversial director Todd Solondz's film, Storytelling, though none of these tracks are on the soundtrack or in the film.
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Belle & Sebastian's first album, Tigermilk, was initially pressed in a quantity of 1,000 on their own label, Electric Honey Recordings. The record was intended to be the end result of Stuart [ read more ]
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Books is the third single from Belle & Sebastian's 2003 album Dear Catastrophe Waitress. Wrapped Up in Books comes from the album. The other three songs are exclusive to the EP. While th [ read more ]
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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.
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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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