Belle and Sebastian - Life Pursuit

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Jan 8, 2018 Sold Date

Jan 4, 2018 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Life Pursuit
Genre: Pop/Rock Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Matador Titelanzahl: 13

Trackliste LP - 1

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

Beschreibung

Proving that the comeback of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress was no fluke, Belle & Sebastian's sixth full-length album, The Life Pursuit, is a sleek, stylish affair that finds the group quietly pursuing new ground without forsaking its trademark witty, literary, tuneful pop. In retrospect, Dear Catastrophe Waitress wasn't so much a comeback as a restart, finding Stuart Murdoch reasserting himself as the group's undisputed leader in the wake of the departure of Stuart David and Isobel Campbell, but equally as important was the presence of superstar producer Trevor Horn, who didn't gloss up B&S as much as gave them focus and direction, along with a greater musical palette. The Life Pursuit is the logical next step forward, retaining Murdoch's signature wry vignettes but dressing them in new sonic colors. Although their collaboration with Horn started Belle & Sebastian on this path, he has been replaced with producer Tony Hoffer, best known for his work on Beck's Guero, Air's 10,000 Hz Legend, and Supergrass' Life on Other Planets. On each of those records, Hoffer was able to retain the artist's core identity while expanding their musical horizons, and that's the case with The Life Pursuit. Here, Belle & Sebastian dabble in glam rock, lazy lounge jazz, and ersatz blues, enhancing their swinging '60s pop fixation with horn charts, the occasional flute, and Motown rhythms, while even rocking harder than ever before (but that's on a relative scale, of course). This results in a fresh, lively listen, but a rich one too, since there's more to hear in the music as well as the words upon repeated listens. It's not a radical departure for Belle & Sebastian -- there are several intimate, folky numbers that would comfortably fit on their previous records. But having these tunes surrounded by songs that successfully stretch the group's sound gives The Life Pursuit an unexpected, wholly welcome vitality that not only produces a satisfying album, but suggests that a decade removed from their masterwork, If You're Feeling Sinister, Belle & Sebastian have managed to find a way to grow without changing their identity. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine