Afternoon all. I don't think anyone's posted this review of the London show yet. It is the most deliriously dreadful piece of journalism I have ever read, and I love it to bits. It appeared in the London Evening Standard, and is written by the appropriately named Max Bell. THE MAJESTY IN MURDOCH MOB'S MAGIC MIX The Scottish band Belle and Sebastian borrow their name from Cecile Aubry's tale of a boy and his Pyrenean mountain dog. The book was a cult TV item in the seventies, rather as Stuart Murdoch's deliciously off-beat group are now, although there were far more than one garcon and his chien at the Empire last night as B and S celebrated their third album, The Boy with the Arab Strap, in front of a packed house who cheered their heroes to the rafters. Renowned for a shambolic approach to live performances, the Strap got their act together here, thanks to crowd pleasers from If You're Feeling Sinister and Tiger Milk. Once ensconced, Murdoch's mob turned Stars of Track and Field into a world-beating exercise in melodic, million-dollar pop that Marion Jones would have appreciated. Basking in musical territory reminiscent of US West Coast legends like Love and the Byrds, while always keeping one foot on the rhythmic panache of the Velvet Underground, this most esoteric yet accessible of bands ensured that Is It Wicked not to Care and Spaceboy Dream left their fanatical following limp with delight. Well, there you have it. I defy anyone to ever come up with more cliches, mixed metaphors, errors, etc in the space of a 300 word review. Absolute genius. Oh, and I nominate Joss in Dublin to come up with next Monday's poem. Looking forward to the video on MTV tonight, DAVID +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ 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" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+