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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.
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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joNafuNfageT wrote:
Another Sunny Day :3
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Sentenzia22 wrote:
expectations!!!1oneone
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Pastiche1 wrote:
WAL isn't bad, but seems lazy.
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williemarkie wrote:
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
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TheMukeyMu wrote:
belly and sebastian
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whatkaatiedid wrote:
describes my childhood <3
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KasparovDeepBlu wrote:
v on Last.fm i can normally write gay hearts, if I'm on Belle and Sebastian's page
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KasparovDeepBlu wrote:
Fox in the Snow ♥
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Harry_01 wrote:
"If You're Feeling Sinister " is amazing. Unbelievable I overlooked this for so long.
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luanags wrote:
and now it's morning we are the sleepyheads
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rella987 wrote:
if you don't know the song Lazy Line Painter Jane you're missing out
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ObscureNoise wrote:
feeling sinister!:)
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gusthee wrote:
one of the few bands i never stop listening ;~~
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ThiagoHermano88 wrote:
Cool!
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AcidAmmo wrote:
Waitress is totally underrated.
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llamagesicht wrote:
This band, forever.
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Sentenzia22 wrote:
Tribute to Megaupload R.I.P: http://www.lastfm.es/group/We'll+miss+you%2C+Megaupload
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Expectations <3333
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