Belle and Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian
	Members of Belle and Sebastian, pictured sometime between 2001 and 2006. Left to right: Mick Cooke, Richard Colburn, Bobby Kildea, Chris Geddes, Stevie Jackson, Sarah Martin, Stuart Murdoch)
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Indie pop; twee pop; indie rock; chamber pop;
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Rough Trade; Jeepster; Matador; Arts & Crafts México;
Members	Stuart Murdoch; Stevie Jackson; Sarah Martin; Chris Geddes; Richard Colburn; Bobby Kildea; Dave McGowan;
Past members	Mick Cooke; Isobel Campbell; Stuart David;
Website	belleandsebastian.com

Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums.^[5]^[6] They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths^[7]^[8] and Nick Drake.^[5]^[6] The name "Belle and Sebastian" comes from the 1965 television series Belle and Sebastian. Though consistently lauded by critics,^[9]^[10] Belle and Sebastian's "wistful pop"^[11] has enjoyed only limited commercial success.^[9]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Belle and Sebastian – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 3038. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
^ Potter, Jordan (6 May 2022). "Belle and Sebastian release new album 'A Bit of Previous'". Far Out. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^ "Belle and Sebastian, The New Pornographers in Concert". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Steve (2004), The A to X of Alternative Music, Continuum International Publishing Group, pp. 30–31, ISBN 0-8264-8217-1
^ ^a ^b Strong, Martin Charles (2004), The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track Recorded By More Than 1200 Artists, Canongate U.S., p. 122, ISBN 1-84195-615-5
^ Cassidy, Jude (1999), The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, p. 358, ISBN 1-84353-105-4
^ Metcalf, Stephen (1 April 2001), "MUSIC; With the Auteur Passé, Rock Gets Impersonal", The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 December 2007, retrieved 4 November 2007
^ ^a ^b Cloonan, Martin (2007), Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade Or Industry?, Ashgate Publishing, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7546-5373-8
^ Gardiner, Michael (2005), Modern Scottish Culture, Edinburgh University Press, p. 203, ISBN 0-7486-2027-3
^ McBride, John (2 November 2007), "A light Israeli snack, served with a stale political pickle", Globe and Mail, Canada, archived from the original on 15 November 2023, retrieved 14 November 2023

[AM_bio-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Belle and Sebastian – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[2] Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 3038. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.

[3] Potter, Jordan (6 May 2022). "Belle and Sebastian release new album 'A Bit of Previous'". Far Out. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

[npr-4] "Belle and Sebastian, The New Pornographers in Concert". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[a2x-5] Taylor, Steve (2004), The A to X of Alternative Music, Continuum International Publishing Group, pp. 30–31, ISBN 0-8264-8217-1

[grd-6] Strong, Martin Charles (2004), The Great Rock Discography: Complete Discographies Listing Every Track Recorded By More Than 1200 Artists, Canongate U.S., p. 122, ISBN 1-84195-615-5

[7] Cassidy, Jude (1999), The Rough Guide to Rock, Rough Guides, p. 358, ISBN 1-84353-105-4

[8] Metcalf, Stephen (1 April 2001), "MUSIC; With the Auteur Passé, Rock Gets Impersonal", The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 December 2007, retrieved 4 November 2007

[cloonan-9] Cloonan, Martin (2007), Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade Or Industry?, Ashgate Publishing, p. 120, ISBN 978-0-7546-5373-8

[gardiner-10] Gardiner, Michael (2005), Modern Scottish Culture, Edinburgh University Press, p. 203, ISBN 0-7486-2027-3

[11] McBride, John (2 November 2007), "A light Israeli snack, served with a stale political pickle", Globe and Mail, Canada, archived from the original on 15 November 2023, retrieved 14 November 2023

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