Belle and Sebastian

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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 intimate, majestic sound that is equal parts folk-rock and ‘60s pop. 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 chamber pop 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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timahall wrote:
yesterday evening

Who the hell is Blind Guardian?!

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Satsuki-Kun wrote:
yesterday evening

This band is fucking awesome.

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glowkitten wrote:
yesterday afternoon

"If You're Feeling Sinister" is seriously one of the greatest albums ever!

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lindsey_fru wrote:
yesterday morning

i always cry at endings

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magrueder wrote:
Monday evening

belle and sebastian are a bunch of faggots

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riobo85 wrote:
Monday evening

uh!!! metalhead alert!!! DANGER!!! DANGER!!!

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tibersun wrote:
Monday evening

These dudes have more scroblls than Blind Guardian. Somethings not right.

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Koyuki129 wrote:
Monday afternoon

ok mr maniac :(

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vulvasker wrote:
Monday morning

Nice going Koyuki129, noone cares. I'd kill you in a second, if only i had arms and legs and knives and guns and spears and swords and a bazooka and a riffle and a tank and another tank and then after that i'll make you listen to some quality music like Lil Wayne or Rihanna, bitch!

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StupidoFIN wrote:
Sunday afternoon

thanks for the tip

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MeTRoD wrote:
Sunday afternoon

If any B&S fan owns an iPhone or an iPod Touch, go download the free app called "twentyten" where they will be sharing news about their forthcoming, 2010 album!!

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tee-hee wrote:
Friday evening

belle and sebastian on the radio

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penelopen wrote:
Friday afternoon

Judy and the Dream of Horses owns my heart.

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Roflcopter_Down wrote:
Friday morning

i always pictured b&s wearing cardigans and skinny jeans

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MarcelaLSD wrote:
Thursday afternoon

: )

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kay_greenday wrote:
Thursday morning

Funny Little Frog.*-*

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Teffasus wrote:
last week

rejuvenation

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barkbarkdisco wrote:
last week

As promised, the new Bark Bark Disco video for Song For The Lovers : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti8tk-1AJYo

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RounderII wrote:
last month

you'll love those albums.

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Gea09 wrote:
last month

I'm getting the boy with the arab strap,if you're feeling sinister and push barman to open old wounds in 2 days,cant wait!:D

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