Red House Painters as a sort of quasi-Belle and Sebastian-esque band. I was first introduced to their music by a friend who liked B&S, and knew that I liked B&S, and the music is really quite good. Very slow, very mellow, strummy sad songs, for the most part. There are a bunch of albums out there (the latest release being the most upbeat, I've heard) and the two that I was told to start with were _Down Colorful Hill_ and the Rollercoaster album, which has no title on it, just a picture of an old rollercoaster. So there you have it, my 2 cents as far as recommended bands. And now moving on to B&S themselves...I am in love with _Tigermilk_. Absolutely smitten. Finally I was able to recognize many of the songs they played at the NYC show earlier this month, like the second and third songs on _TM_. I spent my Friday evening with the tape, listening to it over and over and over again. And I love the BBC stuff on the b-side, too. Oh, how I do long for more B&S. I have only been temporarily placated by this latest installment. So. There was my rambling for the moment. Anyone wishing to further discuss Red House Painters and/or _Tigermilk_ (or anything B&S, for that matter) is welcome to email me directly. au reservoir, Amanda ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister@majordomo.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------