Showfly: All that glitters is Golden Animals Dec 4, 2008
Lastly on the bill, local band Dancer vs. Politician do pretty, sparkling pop songs in the vein of Belle and Sebastian or Camera Obscura. Frontwoman Sanni Baumg rtner sometimes sings in German, and viola and glockenspiel figure in as well. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Belle and Sebastian, 'The BBC Sessions' Dec 1, 2008
Belle and Sebastian, 'The BBC Sessions ... Indie Rock BELLE AND SEBASTIAN THE BBC SESSIONS MATADOR ESSENTIAL "Lazy Jane". (Boston Globe)
11/6: Frightened Rabbit Nov 1, 2008
For fans of: The Frames, Belle and Sebastian, Elbow. Trivia: Hutchison has admitted to being addicted to the TV show Shear Genius. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Lighter Side Of Gary's Heart Oct 28, 2008
" The band, who played London after Edinburgh, performed a mix of new tracks and favourites Run, Chocolate, Open Your Eyes and Chasing Cars. Belle and Sebastian star Richard Colburn joined them on Shut Your Eyes, with Gary saying of fans' sing-along: "Oh yes, that's hit the spot. " Share this article Site Tools Classifieds Scotland Motors Find your new car: Make lect> Model lect> Located in Copyright and Trade Mark Notice ? 2008 owned by or licensed to Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd.... (Glasgow Daily Record)
* Pop music not just for underachievers Oct 24, 2008
The band originally attracted a following through its association with fellow Glaswegian band Belle and Sebastian, whose baroque, retro-pop sound rubbed off on Camera Obscura. The two groups even shared a drummer for a period of time. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Music listings Aug 29, 2008
Stanley Park Singing Exhibition With Neko Case and New Pornographers Features Neko Case, Andrew Bird, Destroyer, Deerhoof, The Evaporators, Aug. 31, and New Pornographers, Black Mountain, Stevie Jackson (of Belle and Sebastian), The 1900s, Visqueen and others, Sept. 1. Malkin Bowl, Stanley Park, Aug. 31-Sept. (Vancouver Sun)
Quick, let's do a wall of death Aug 21, 2008
Could the reason the police were so horrified at the rowdy properties of Doherty's music be because the only music they've ever heard is made by Belle and Sebastian. A quick internet check reveals that next season's Wiltshire constabulary uniform involves corduroy jeans and Bagpuss rucksacks, so the answer is probably yes. (guardian.co.uk)
Vaselines, Mudhoney Rock Sub Pop 20 Bash Jul 14, 2008
Already broken up back when their Sub Pop album (1992's "The Way of the Vaselines") was compiled, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee have reunited several times over the past two years, and were augmented for their first-ever American shows (including two New York gigs earlier this week) by three members of Belle and Sebastian. "Son of a Gun," "Jesus Doesn't Want Me For a Sunbeam" and "Molly's Lips" all were represented; the latter augmented by a sixth "musician" squeezing a Harpo clown horn. (Billboard.com)
Observer Woman Jul 6, 2008
Former Belle and Sebastian cellist, Glaswegian 32-year-old Isobel Campbell makes dreamy, serious songs. Her latest project, with grunge survivor Mark Lanegan, places her as the Nancy Sinatra to his Lee Hazlewood. (Guardian Unlimited)
New Pornographers Share Details On Stanley Park Singing Exhibition Jun 7, 2008
September 1 The New Pornographers Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian 1990s Visqueen. More News. (Exclaim!)
New Pornographers Launch New Summer Festival -- Band Boasts (... Jun 6, 2008
The (united) New Pornographers will be headlining the second night -- with Stevie Jackson of Belle and Sebastian, a mystery "special guest" and more getting things started ... The New PornographersStevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian)1990sVisqueen"Special Guest" (TBA). (Dose.ca)
Genius in a darkened van: A fragile performer speaks May 2, 2008
Belle and Sebastian (I think theyre genius, I love that stuff. But I spend so much time thinking about how to avoid doing what Belle and Sebastian are doing. (Yale Herald, CT)
Girl is on a mission to power down city Mar 20, 2008
During what little free time she has, she listens to music, especially the indie rock group Belle and Sebastian and the pop duo Tegan and Sara. She's also an avid reader and writer. (Baltimore Messenger, MD)
Paul Van Dyk raises the roof at Playground Party Mar 2, 2008
News that big names like Jose Padilla, Paul Van Dyk, Vhs or Beta, Belle and Sebastian DJ Set, The Silent Disco and Grant Nelson were coming to the Playground Festival 2008 seemed like a dream come true ... At the band stage, we could hear some nu-rave tunes from Kitsune Label being played by Belle and Sebastian DJ Set. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Postcard deliversHow a DIY record label inspired the sound of young Scotland Feb 18, 2008
And its obscure releases by Orange Juice and Josef K continue to inspire modern-day acts such as Franz Ferdinand and Belle and Sebastian ... While for Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian: "The spirit of Postcard affected everything that we did. We wanted to be the sons of Postcard.". (BBC News -- UK)
'Juno' Soundtrack Cruises Past Alicia Keys To Become Billboard #1 Jan 31, 2008
number of relatively unknown and largely underground artists, musicians like , Sonic Youth, Belle and Sebastian and the Moldy Peaches. "I never looked at charts in my life," Dawson told MTV News earlier this month. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Radiohead's In Rainbows Topples Blige From Billboard's #1 Jan 10, 2008
00004000 The soundtrack to "Juno," with contributions from Sonic Youth, Kimya Dawson, the Kinks and Belle and Sebastian, makes its first appearance on the chart at #8, despite being commercially available for weeks now. The disc sold 38,000 units, outperforming Colbie Caillat's Coco, which occupies the #9 slot, by not even 300 copies. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Cool Sony Ericsson Phones Use Motion Control Jan 7, 2008
That's a feature that Sony calls SensMe but alas, it won't automatically tag all your Belle and Sebastian as "depressing." You have to do it yourself. Then you can ask the phone to create playlists based on mood. (PC Magazine)
More of this story Jan 5, 2008
The indie players in attendance, many of whom will play with ideas of living in a city, include Marc Bianchi (from bands Her Space Holiday, xoxo and panda), Inara George (The Bird And The Bee), Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio), Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear), Bob Mould, Stevie Jackson (Belle and Sebastian), and actress/ musician Zooey Deschanel. The Walt Disney Concert Hall is at 111 S. Grand Ave., (323) 850-2000 or. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
'Juno': Girl Most Likely, By Kurt Loder Dec 6, 2007
Also notable is the movie's soundtrack, which may be the best since "Garden State": a procession of just-right songs by Kimya Dawson, Cat Power, Buddy Holly, and Belle and Sebastian, among others. (It's out now on CD, and so worth getting. (MTV.com)
Shocking Pinks Dec 4, 2007
And so the My Bloody Valentine-style feedback atmospherics of song sketches like "Wake Up" give way to the lo-fi New Order bass hooks of "This Aching Deal." Then they move on to the forlorn wordsmith-pop of Belle and Sebastian on "How Am I Not Myself?" and the dreamy fuzz rock of Jesus and Mary Chain on "Second Hand Girl." And that's just on the first few songs. Throughout, Harte infuses much of the record with the chopped-up high-hat propulsion of DFA-style dance-floor abandon that makes... (Boston Globe)
Small town Swedish boy, mates invade large U.S. cities Dec 3, 2007
Think Belle and Sebastian, if Belle and Sebastian set out to write a party record. Equally noteworthy are the trio's lyrics, with lost-love lines like, "Your tongue is sharp, but I miss the taste of it" from "The Chills," Moren's personal favorite. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The next big things Nov 30, 2007
That is, they sound like Belle and Sebastian might have if they'd been around in the '60s. "Cloud Control impressed me on first listen," Fbi's Zilber says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We're sorry we forgot all of these Nov 23, 2007
Camera Obscura Underachievers Please Try Harder (2003) Following a line of indiepop evolution started by Felt and picked up by Belle and Sebastian, this was an overlooked gem from the Strokes/Libertines age. The gorgeous melodies and sometimes bitter lyrics provide an aural comfort blanket for the world. (Guardian Unlimited)
We Are the Pipettes Oct 15, 2007
Likewise, you could point out that there will be better versions of your classic girl groups soon (Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian is putting one together for a film musical project) and you could well find more substantial music written, more potent lyrics, better singing etc. But who cares. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Bright Eyes; Los Angeles Philharmonic Oct 4, 2007
Unlike Belle and Sebastian, whose show with the Philharmonic remains the best of the recent orchestral rock collaborations, Oberst doesn't seem especially interested in the form and structure of pop songs. A talented and ambitious musician, he's yet to discover the discipline necessary to make such a grandiose project work. (Variety)
Music review Aug 18, 2007
05 There's some kids shouting in the background - a trusty device in the much softer songs of Boards Of Canada and Belle and Sebastian. But this sounds a little rockier. (Guardian Unlimited)
Cult heroThe influential life of crooner and composer Lee Hazlewood Aug 7, 2007
A pioneer of country rock, his admirers included Belle and Sebastian, Nick Cave and Lambchop. But it was his collaboration with Nancy Sinatra, for whom he wrote unforgettable hits like These Boots are Made for Walkin' and that paean to LSD, Sugartown, which brought Hazlewood perhaps his greatest fame. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Art And Music For The Birds Jul 27, 2007
They may also hear songs about the winged life like Marching Jaybird by Etta Baker, Birds by Neil Young, and I m a Cuckoo by Belle and Sebastian. If we re going to give birds music, we might as well give them what we consider to be our masterpieces. (Science Daily)
The stakes may seem high, but the prize is ultimately pointless Jul 18, 2007
Why were Belle and Sebastian nominated in 2004 for Dear Catastrophe Waitress, and not for their previous musical highpoints, If You're Feeling Sinister or Tigermilk. It's because those earlier, more obscure albums were not on the Mercury's radar, or not fashionable enough at the time, or because Dear Catastrophe Waitress was released on a major label, meaning more influential industry people lobbying on the band's behalf. (Scotsman)
Smells like indie spirit Jul 8, 2007
A large part of tonight's crowd come from the indie messageboard Bowlie, an international web community that grew out of the Belle and Sebastian and Jeepster label websites. Regular member Emma, 24, laughs as she tells me what a bouncer said to her recently: 'He said, "You're the most uncool crowd I've ever seen. You're like a disco for the computer club."' The messageboard's founder, David Kitchen, agrees. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Live-music dos and don'ts (85) Jun 30, 2007
Belle and sebastian; not too pretencious, but engaging and fast moving. good setlists also. (Salon)
Why do gyms play such crappy music? (65) Jun 18, 2007
"Electric Version" by The New Pornographers goes really well with staying upbeat, along with (maybe slightly more surprising) Guided By Voices and Belle and Sebastian. Really bombastic songs bother me for some reason when I'm exercising. (Salon)
Gigging Montreal to Madrid, Taos to Turku Jun 11, 2007
The line up s at Boadilla del Monte in Madrid and Parc del F rum in Barcelona feature Arcade Fire, Bloc Party, Scissor Sisters, LCD Soundsystem, Badly Drawn Boy, and a DJ set from Belle and Sebastian. Tickets for the weekend (until June 30) are $140. (Boston Globe)
BreakThru Radio Throws A Beach Party May 25, 2007
Included in the show are great songs from artists such as Of Montreal, Belle and Sebastian, The Pinker Tones, Illinois, Todd Carey, Broken Social Scene, and Erin MeKeown. "The BTR Beach Party is a great opportunity for us to put together a unique mix of music specifically designed for summer," exclaims BTR Music Director Annie Russell. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
* CD reviews May 24, 2007
(The most common comparison was to Belle and Sebastian, though Voxtrot's restless pop songs more often evoked the Housemartins or the Wedding Present. Each release raised the stakes, all but ensuring that Voxtrot's debut album would be a letdown. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Love of Diagrams May 18, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Dan RuleMay 18, 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Teaching Poms to party - it's a dirty business Apr 25, 2007
The concept was born from a one-off event organised with the Scottish indie pop purveyors Belle and Sebastian. "They approached us to help organise the Bowlie Weekender [named after a Scottish hairstyle], an event where they picked their own bands," Hogan says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Decemberists Get Orchestra Treatment On Tour... Apr 20, 2007
And over the next two years, she did the same with Dead Can Dance (2005) and Belle and Sebastian (2006). "After the third year, the artists, managers and agents started calling -- and so did some of the orchestra promoters that I know," Rees says. (Billboard.com)
- The most drug-addled band ever? The return of the Only Ones Apr 5, 2007
In recent years, their songs have been covered by everyone from Blink 182 to Belle and Sebastian and the Libertines, while Another Girl, Another Planet has inspired a US film. Another factor, Perrett insists, are the "various confrontations with mortality": drummer Mike Kellie has suffered a serious illness, while Perrett's wife, Zena, has an incurable lung disease. (Guardian Unlimited)
$5 - $10 - $20: An entertainment guide for the cash-strapped college student Mar 29, 2007
trio, plus they've got the same name as a pretty sweet Belle and Sebastian song. If you have $20. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
The Kong Show Mar 28, 2007
"All the records I love, from Belle and Sebastian to Solomon Burke to the Velvet Underground, they resonate with a certain page in my life," he says. "When I go back to them, that moment is re-explored in my adult life. For some dudes, their dog ear is Ratt's Out of the Cellar, you know?" He laughs, then pauses. (City Pages)
Homeward Bound Mar 19, 2007
Miss Me Blind - Culture Club (EM)Paranoid Android (Radiohead)A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes - Disneys CinderellaThe World is not Enough - GarbageTilt You Up - Elton JohnYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots -The Flaming LipsSilver Sparkler - Jim Yoshii Pile-UpDont Stop Believin - Journey Plans - Bloc PartyRide a White Horse - GoldfrappThe Awful Sweetness of Escaping - Bright EyesIts Goin Down - Yung JocNovember Rain - Guns n RosesChoke Me, Spank Me - XzibitRidin Dirty - ChamillionairePictures of... (Herald-Tribune)
Lifeline: Quick hits Mar 12, 2007
Beck, Belle and Sebastian, The Decemberists, The Editors, Lupe Fiasco, Joanna Newsom, Cat Power, The Raconteurs and Neil Young are on the "long list" of nominees for the sixth annual Shortlist Music Prize. Given by the Shortlist Organization, the prize is a peer-selected award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year. (USA Today -- Life)
Album's lyrics explore life's meaning Feb 9, 2007
"Complete..." sounds like a song off of Pet Sounds if Brian Wilson took acid and was inspired by Belle and Sebastian. The percussion really stands out and it's simply amazing how Annuals can go from hard rock to an electronic folk type sound. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Isobel Campbell &Amp; Mark Lanegan, Shepherds Bush Empire, London Jan 26, 2007
Campbell: a curvy blonde, and former cellist with the maudlin Scottish folk band, Belle and Sebastian. Lanegan: the bony alumnus of the Seattle grunge rockers Screaming Trees, and, latterly, Queens of the Stone Age. (Independent)
Scottish twee-poppers finding their focus on tour Jan 24, 2007
Scotland always has been a bastion for saccharine-sweet, twee-pop acts like Belle and Sebastian, the Pastels and the Vaselines. "Glasgow's got an amazing musical history, and I can never really say why," Lander said. (U-Wire.com)
The View celebrate first Top Ten success Jan 22, 2007
Have you not heard of The Jesus and the Mary Chain, Belle and Sebastian or Orange Juice. Knob. (NME.com)
High-energy CNBC program 'Mad Money' develops a cult following on college campuses Jan 15, 2007
Mason says he offers such advice as: "No, Jim. You should talk about the Pixies. Nobody listens to Belle and Sebastian anymore.". Or, on the morning of the Boston College show, when Cramer proposed a how-to on getting a brokerage account: "I think this would be boring and almost insulting to your audience. My generation can figure this stuff out.". (Boston Globe)
