I was surprised to see a new Belle & Sebastian CD, Push Barman To Open Old Wounds, because it hasn’t been that long since they released Dear Catastrophe Waitress. Then I found out that it was a bunch of songs that were released on EPs from 1997 to 2001. That aside, it is another great collection, 2 CDs worth, of brilliant pop songs. On Pitchfork.com they alluded to Belle & Sebastian being the modern day equivalent of The Smiths, who I feel have stood up well against the test of time, and I expect that the same will be true of Belle & Sebastian, one of my mellow rock stalwarts along with Calexico and Luna. The standout tracks include: “Lazy Line Painter Jane” featuring the soaring guest vocals of Monica Queen, the 60s retro sounding “Legal Man”, “This Is Just A Modern Rock Song”, “Jonathon David”, “Belle & Sebastian”-generally it’s hard to go wrong with any tune here.
"the state i am in" is one of the best songs ever.
Posted by: lou | June 28, 2005 at 08:30 AM
There's a different version of it on this album, than from their debut album (I think that's the one it's on). Although I like that song, it's probably not even in my top 10 of B&S favorites. I'm surprised you're a fan.
Posted by: MC | June 28, 2005 at 10:38 AM