Belle And Sebastian – Late Developers (LP Vinyl)
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Stuart Murdoch and company have been quietly one of indie pop's most consistent long-game artists since their mid-90s Glasgow debut, and this 2023 release finds them still operating with the same restless curiosity that made Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister feel like discoveries. Coming 27 years into their catalog, Late Developers lives up to its title in the best possible way, a band with nothing to prove finding genuine new territory rather than coasting on legacy.
Recorded in the same sessions as A Bit of Previous, Late Developers doesn’t feel like a collection of lesser-than songs that weren’t good enough to go on the “real” record. Rather, it’s an embrace of the freedom that comes with a jumbo-sized canvas, skilled students left unsupervised to paint whatever picture they feel like. Late Developers takes you on a journey as the band floats through genres with ease – from the frantic Billy Bragg-with-hella-flute-energy of the opening track and what I think might be Stevie Jackson’s best song, into a legit all-out radio-ready dance party in the third quarter of the record which includes a Belle & Sebastian first, a co-write with young pop composer Pete Ferguson. They then unearth a 1994-era pre-Belle and Sebastian tune, with the help of Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell right before they bring you home at the end with a true bop.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
UPC: 191401189613
Label: Matador Records
Release Date: 1.13.23
Format: LP Vinyl