Life Pursuit

Belle & Sebastian

Belle & Sebastian / Life Pursuit
Genre: music4me > Rock > Rock
Format: CD Album
Released: Tue 7 Feb 2006
Catalogue Number: MAT695.2

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Special hardbound book packaging.

Belle & Sebastian: Jennifer Stephenson (clarinet); Alistair Collins (bassoon); James Swinburne (saxophone); Tom Smith (trombone); Chris Reynolds (percussion); Stuart Murdoch.

Recording information: The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA.

THE LIFE PURSUIT makes it appear as if Scottish twee-popsters Belle & Sebastian have no intention of retreating to the fey, boy-in-the-bubble acoustic vulnerability of their first few albums. The preceding DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS found uberproducer Trevor Horn giving the group a widescreen big-pop sound, and while THE LIFE PURSUIT isn't quite as cinematic, it retains a fair amount of that agreeable pop gloss, nudging the tempos slightly, tightening up the rhythm section, and turning up the keyboards--not surprising, since production is handled by Air/Beck vet Tony Hoffer. The most noticeable difference, however, is that B&S have apparently been loading T. Rex and P-Funk onto their iPods: a few of the tunes find the formerly fragile ensemble making a concerted effort to incorporate 1970s funk and chugging glam rock into their sound. Impressively, these stylistic leaps actually work, broadening the band's sound even as the quirky songwriting that fans have come to love remains winningly idiosyncratic ("Funny Little Frog," "Sukie in the Graveyard") and satisfyingly solid.

Details:

  • Discs: 2
  • Layers: 1
  • Release Year: 2006

Track Listing:

1.  Act of the Apostle
2.  Another Sunny Day
3.  White Collar Boy
4.  Blues Are Still Blue, The
5.  Dress Up in You
6.  Sukie in the Graveyard
7.  We Are the Sleepyheads
8.  Song for Sunshine
9.  Funny Little Frog
10.  To Be Myself Completely
11.  Act of the Apostle II
12.  For the Price of a Cup of Tea
13.  Mornington Cresent

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