Belle & Sebastian

Belle & Sebastian are one of the most consistently good bands since The Smiths and thier new album comes out on Feb. 6th on Rough Trade in the U.K./Europe and Feb. 7th on Matador in the States. I only saw them for the first time in 2002, when they were touring on Dear Catastrophe Waitress, and it was everything I was expecting--a packed house and a crowd that knew every word. The Life Pursuit picks up where the last album left off, tempering the band's shy feyism with AM radio gold.

"Sukie In The Graveyard"
"Song For Sunshine"