Scotland's greatest rock band!
Belle & Sebastian are an indie-pop 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 for not only whimsy and surrealism, but also for odd, unsettling lyrical detail which keeps the songs grounded in a tangible reality.
Based in Glasgow, Scotland, Belle & Sebastian released their first two albums in 1996 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 that wasn't in 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.
The idiosyncratic approach to building their career isn't surprising given Murdoch's approach toward beginning a band. A longtime fan of Felt, Murdoch left Glasgow for London in the early '90s in hopes of finding the group's leader, Lawrence Hayward, but he never found his idol. Upon his return to Glasgow he enrolled in university and he began writing songs and short stories. While at school, he took a music business course where he decided to form a band and release a record for his final project (he had tried to form a band before to no success). For the project, he assembled the seven-piece Belle & Sebastian, featuring himself on guitar and vocals, choosing and recruiting members by instinct in a local all-night cafe in late 1995. (read more)
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Funny Little Frog
I get to be myself and I get to sing,
I get to play at being irresponsible,
I come home late and love your soul,
I never forget you in my prayers,
I never have a bad thing to report.
Funny Little Frog Lyrics
Belle & Sebastian - Funny Little Frog
Belle & Sebastian's "Funny Little Frog" music video. Song from the album "The Life Pursuit".
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- This mix also has a number of songs I've been wanting to use for autumn mixes for years now but haven't found places for them, including Belle and Sebastian, Weakerthans, Beck, and Apples in Stereo. And seriously, sorry about the wait. ...
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- Bootleg Live Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden 2002 Nice show Track list: 01.Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie 02.Dirty Dream Number Two 03.I Fought In A War 04.My Wandering Days Are Over 05.Jonathan David 06.Don't Leave The Light On Baby ...
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