*---* HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINISTER BABIES *---* This was in Friday's South Talbot Observer review section: BELLE & SEBASTIAN - THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP By Barry Yorath (awarded 4 stars - Barry's Star Buy!) Chirpy Scots threesome Belle and Sebastian's debut album is a delicate joy. The fey and winsome lyrics of New Labour troubador Stuart Murdoch captivate and delight the unsuspecting listener, gradually weaving a mystic web of verbal tomfoolery. The musical backing is pert and spunky, bringing to mind echos of "Our Favourite Shop" era Style Council crossed with the Pet Shop Boys on "Sleep the Clock Around"; Led Zeppelin's awesome "No Quarter" on the spoken word "A Space Boy Dream" before shifting up a gear into a splendid Isaac Hayes inspired funkathon. The title track is an ode to innocent pleasures in the borstal potting shed, whose musical break sounds like a medieval simpleton on acid. "Chickfactor" is a gentle Love-style lament to getting lost in New York, whose musical break sounds like an Elizabethan simpleton on acid. The three press-shy lads in Belle and Sebastian make music. Let their music make love to you. --------------------------------------------------------------- There, it's pretty much the same as all the other reviews really, but I thought it was worth adding to the ever-increasing pile. Peter +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+