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Glasgow, United Kingdom (1996 – present)

Belle and Sebastian is a band from Glasgow. Led by guitarist/vocalist Stuart Murdoch, the seven-piece band has an , sound that is equal parts and ‘. Murdoch has a gift not only for whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.

Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle and Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996: Tigermilk, recorded over three days, and If You’re Feeling Sinister, recorded in a week, at the peak of the movement. At first, some critics in Britain’s music weeklies tied the band into the subgenre, yet the group was too pretty, too delicate, to bear that label. Through their first two years of public existence, the band shielded their personalities, submitting publicity photos featuring a girl, who was a friend of the band and reluctantly posing for photo shoots. Furthermore, they performed in odd venues, playing not only the standard coffeehouses and cafes, but also homes, church halls, and libraries.

Prior to the formation of Belle and Sebastian, Murdoch suffered from a protracted battle with chronic fatigue syndrome, which forced him to drop out of school and spend seven years living in his parents’ home crippled by his condition.Whilst in his parents home, Murdoch wrote a short story about a boy named Sebastian and a girl named Isabelle based on the names from Madame Cecile Aubery’s children’s book Belle et Sebastian.
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  • mikohp

    belle and sebastian's album 'write about love' to sell with autographs!

    yesterday morning

  • voyageinthedark

    Guaranteed to put me in a good mood since 1996.

    Wednesday afternoon

  • harajukudude

    please join my group! its a fun addictive way of talking about and sharing your tastes! all i need is members :) http://www.last.fm/group/Last.fm+Song+Contest

    Wednesday afternoon

  • Naajkiii

    Sleep the Clock Around

    Tuesday afternoon

  • joNafuNfageT

    Another Sunny Day :3

    Sunday morning

  • cesarjavier1103

    .

    Friday evening

  • Sentenzia22

    expectations!!!1oneone

    last week

  • Pastiche1

    WAL isn't bad, but seems lazy.

    last week

  • williemarkie

    Never got this band few years ago, but it has grown on me. Some damn great tracks they got. http://www.bublaa.com/bubble/Indie%20Talk

    last week

  • TheMukeyMu

    belly and sebastian

    last week

  • whatkaatiedid

    describes my childhood <3

    last week

  • Sentenzia22

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    11 days ago

  • KasparovDeepBlu

    v on Last.fm i can normally write gay hearts, if I'm on Belle and Sebastian's page

    13 days ago

  • KasparovDeepBlu

    Fox in the Snow ♥

    13 days ago

  • Harry_01

    "If You're Feeling Sinister " is amazing. Unbelievable I overlooked this for so long.

    14 days ago

  • luanags

    and now it's morning we are the sleepyheads

    15 days ago

  • rella987

    if you don't know the song Lazy Line Painter Jane you're missing out

    15 days ago

  • ObscureNoise

    feeling sinister!:)

    21 days ago

  • gusthee

    one of the few bands i never stop listening ;~~

    23 days ago

  • ThiagoHermano88

    Cool!

    last month
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