In conjunction with their long-awaited follow up to 2010’s Write About Love in January this year, Belle & Sebastian stop by in Cambridge on 7 May as part of an international tour.
Tickets to the gig are now sold out, but if you did manage to snap some up, then we reckon you’re in for a bit of a treat from these purveyors of wistful pop perfection.
:: Read our gig review here ::
Known for their energetic live performances, the band, which hails from Glasgow, have been making music together since 1996. Whilst they’ve never really hit the big time commercially, Belle & Sebastian have consistently been pretty much universally lauded by the critics since their debut album, Tiger Milk. This was quickly followed by the release of If You’re Feeling Sinister the same year, after which came The Boy with the Arab Strap in 1998 (even if you’re not a devotee of the band, you might remember this as the opening music of Channel 4’s Teachers, or possibly for its inclusion in the film High Fidelity).
Dear Catastrophe Waitress and a further five albums have followed, each one different but each with the band’s trademark glorious indie pop sound that blends sweet melodies and lyrics that tell captivating stories, laced with witty wordplay. With nearly twenty years worth of material to dip into, plus tracks from the new album Girls in Peacetime like to Dance (which sees the band exploring a slightly different sound with funky bass lines, synths and an almost disco feel to certain songs), it’s promising to be a must-see for any Belle & Sebastian fans.
