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CD Review – Belle and Sebastian

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Matador Records

If you are into pop music in it’s purest form, then look no further than the new album from Belle and Sebastian. After a five-year hiatus, Stuart Murdoch and company are back with sunny pop music that proves the band hasn’t lost a step. “I Want the World to Stop” has Stuart repeating the title as if he thinks that can happen if he says it enough. Norah Jones stops by and adds her sultry vocals to “Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John” while Carey Mulligan sings the opening verse of the album on the track “I Didn’t See it Coming.” The combination of pure pop, orchestral arrangements, Murdoch’s Van Morrison-esque vocals (especially on the title track) and the generally good feeling of the album, makes this one of the best albums to kick back to on a weekend afternoon.

http://www.matador.com/belleandsebastian


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