Aritst: Belle and Sebastian
Album: Belle and Sebastian Write About Love
Released: October 2010
Label: Matador Records
Genre: Indie pop / twee pop
Purchase date: 23 Nov 2010
Format: mp3 files
Source: Amazon
I've been a fan of Belle and Sebastian since the late '90s when I first heard If You're Feeling Sinister, and I've picked up all of their albums since. The eighth album by the premiere Scottish twee pop act comes almost five years after their previous release, 2006's The Life Pursuit. Despite the hiatus, Write About Love feels like it picks up right where Life Pursuit left off: it's exploring the same themes and is lyrically and musically very similar to its predecessor. That's not to say this is a bad album, but it's not breaking new ground or going into any direction that this band hasn't thoroughly explored previously. I think that any year that Belle and Sebastian put out an album can't be a bad year for music, but as much as I hate to say it, if you've heard their last three albums, you've pretty much heard this one.
A decent album from Belle and Sebastian, but more of the same.
Rating: B
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