Sinister: God help the girl

[Javi Sorribes]

It's been a while since I last posted here, but no-one has posted this
yet and I thought... why not? I'm a little lazy to write it myself, so
I'll just copy-paste from Pitchfork (thanks Stacey for the link in
Facebook):

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After an internet-wide talent search, Belle and Sebastian leader
Stuart Murdoch's long-in-the-works latest project-- a twee musical
called God Help the Girl-- is finally coming to fruition. The
soundtrack, featuring new Murdoch songs and a couple reworked B&S
favorites, is due June 23 on Matador in North America (June 22 on
Rough Trade in Europe). First single "Come Monday Night" is out May
11, but you can hear it right now on the God Help the Girl MySpace.

Along with the work of a 45-piece orchestra conducted by Withnail & I
composer Rick Wentworth, the upcoming album features vocals from
Murdoch himself, his B&S cronies, Asya from Smoosh, online finds
Brittany Stallings and Dina Bankole, and Neil Hannon of the Divine
Comedy.

But it's Scottish newcomer Catherine Ireton who takes top billing--
she sings on 10 of the record's 14 tracks. So who is this overnight
twee idol? Well, if she looks like she belongs on the cover of a Belle
and Sebastian record, it's probably because she was already on the
cover of a Belle and Sebastian record (2006 single "White Collar
Boy"). She's also one half of acoustic pop duo the Go Away Birds, who
currently have 1,017 plays on their MySpace at press time. Expect that
number to rise. Based on the Go Away Birds tracks and the Ireton
showcase "Come Monday Night", B&S stalwarts shouldn't have much
trouble falling for her.

God Help the Girl tracklist (including who sings what) after the jump:

God Help the Girl:

01 Act of the Apostle (Catherine Ireton)
02 God Help the Girl (Catherine Ireton)
03 Pretty Eve in the Tub (Stuart Murdoch and Catherine Ireton)
04 A Unified Theory (Instrumental)
05 Hiding Neath My Umbrella (Catherine Ireton and Stuart Murdoch)
06 Funny Little Frog (Brittany Stallings)
07 If You Could Speak (Catherine Ireton and Anna Miles)
08 Musician Please Take Heed (Catherine Ireton)
09 Perfection as a Hipster (Neil Hannon and Catherine Ireton)
10 Come Monday Night (Catherine Ireton)
11 Music Room Window (Instrumental)
12 I Just Want His Jeans (Asya)
13 I'll Have to Dance With Cassie (Catherine Ireton)
14 A Down and Dusky Blonde (Dina Bankole, Catherine Ireton, Celia
Garcia, Brittany Stallings, Asya)
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It's all great but... twee? I thought we were past that word...
Anyways, great news for us all.

--
Javi Sorribes
javiersorribes at miperronotienenariz.com
http://www.miperronotienenariz.com

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