Who is Belle And Sebastian

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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

Honey, lovin' you is the greatest thing,
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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Top Albums 

If You're Feeling Sinister

Release Date: 06/23/1999

The Boy with the Arab Strap

Release Date: 09/08/1998

The Life Pursuit

Release Date: 02/07/2006

Tigermilk

Release Date: 07/13/1999

On Tour 

According to "The List," Belle and Sebastian stands as Scotland's greatest band! While rock band Belle and Sebastian tears it up in their native UK, the band has a dedicated U.S. following. Songs like "The Blues are Still Blue, "I'm a Cuckoo," and "Legal Man," make Belle and Sebastian fans gleam!
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Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister - I Was a Teenage ...
Belle and Sebastian filled the void in my life left by the exit of the Field Mice. There first three albums are triumphant but after that I think that they lost their way a bit. Like the Field Mice there are soft voices, wistful content ...
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Belle And Sebastian started its steady climb into the hearts and minds of thousands of bookish romantics around the world in 1996, with the Stow College-funded recording sessions for debut album Tigermilk. Thirteen years later, frontman ...
Phoenix - Up on the Sun - Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch ...
So you're Stuart Murdoch, successful songwriter, vocalist and leader of Scottish indie darlings Belle and Sebastian. Your work with the group has made it one of the best-loved bands of the last decade-plus while your songwriting has ...
The Over/Under: Belle And Sebastian
The Over/Under: Belle And Sebastian: I like the concept of Magnet's ?Over/Under? posts. That said?I take exception to calling ?Piazza, New York Catcher? overrated or a dud on the wonderful Dear Catastrophe Waitress. I love this song! ...

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Official site
Their official site includes band information, news, photos, an auction and merchandise.
Belle and Sebastian on Matador Records
After making seven albums, Belle and Sebastian have just made the most forceful record of their career.
Belle & Sebastian at Wikipedia
Encyclopedia article including the history of the band, brief biographies of members and a discography.
Belle & Sebastian at MySpace.com
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KarateKatGraphics wrote...

Cool band, cool lens! Esp. like the photos and video. Bummed I haven't yet caught these guys live, but we love them. They're in my lens on non-kid music for kids. 5*****, thx for sharing this info.

ReplyPosted January 25, 2009

Moondial wrote...

It's always nice to find new bands, thank you

ReplyPosted June 13, 2008

John8945 wrote...

Sweet Lens! Thanks for the information! Magpie Coffeehouse.

ReplyPosted January 29, 2008

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