Sinister: Columbia rockin' da house

[Nicola4230 at xxx.com]

OK!!! time to apologize to the people at Columbia House, that evil CD mail-
order company... You know the ones who advertise "12 CDs for $1!!!" and only
after you send in your intial order do you realize you've sold your soul to
the devil...
Despite the fact that I owe them about $78 for some New Order Cds sent about 2
years ago, they continue to mail me catalogues and oh! how lucky, cos this
month they feature Belle and Sebastian.  Listen to this (somewhat corny and
slightly erroneous) review:

"If you buy only one album this month, *this* is the one to get!

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
4 1/2 stars - the All-Music Guide

Slouching out of Glasgow, Scotland, this seven-member group features neither a
Belle nor a Sebastian but does have the best kept secret in songwriting:
Stuart Murdoch.  His effortlessly melodic miniatures recall the classic beauty
of Nick Drake or Simon & Garfunkel while his lyrics dissect the intricate
social ups and downs of lovelorn young people with crazy dreams and small-town
frustrations.

And all of it might have remained a real secret if his friends hadn't formed a
band on a lark in 1995 and recorded the very out-of-print "Tigermilk" - now
fetching upwards of $200 for original copies - for a school business project.
After "Tigermilk," the band turned to local independent label Jeepster to
release "If You're Feeling Sinister," an album so irresistible that the word
of mouth has made it one of the top 30 sellers in a hip downtown New York
record store for the *whole year* since its first release.  Almost every Top
Ten List of 1997 had "Sinister" nestled in its upper reaches and the album is
still going strong, without a video, a tour, or a hype machine.

In a pop world where sampled beats and thundering guitars still rule, Belle
and Sebastian are throwbacks with their strings, horns and perfect songs.
But, hey, who said progress is always a good thing?

P.S. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from a '70s French animated TV show
about a boy and his dog. (The Enclave) 1997"

They are selling "IYFS" on CD for a mere $5.99 + s/h... does this mean
HoneyPaul is facing a whole new onslaught of listees? steady now...

tata,
tara
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