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. 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 week…
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