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- Date Released: January 17, 2002
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Pop, Indie Rock
- Label: Matador
The fragile pop charms of this Scottish band's debut may never have been bettered.
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Originally pressed as a vinyl-only LP limited to 1,000 copies, the debut album by Glasgow, Scotland's Belle & Sebastian would probably be insufferable — if it didn't triumph on nearly every level. The chamber-pop product of leader Stuart Murdoch's actual music business class project features droll lyrics, human-sized performances, tender arrangements and an insular intensity that polarizes listeners into fanatical followers or bitter detractors just as the Smiths once did back in the day. The band gradually learned to play its instruments better, but it's debatable whether B&S' subsequent, more professional discs bettered this one's fragile charm.
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They Say...
Belle & Sebastian's first album, Tigermilk, was initially pressed in a quantity of 1,000 on their own label, Electric Honey Recordings. The record was intended to be the end result of Stuart Murdoch's music business school course, but it became an unexpected word-of-mouth sensation in England, and the LP quickly disappeared from shops. As a result, once the group's second album, If You're Feeling Sinister, became a hit, there were no copies of Tigermilk available for newly converted fans and it remained unheard by the majority of the group's audience. Those who have heard it say it is quite similar stylistically to If You're Feeling Sinister and the songs match that record's high standard. Tigermilk was re-released in 1999 to the delight of the often cultish fans of Belle & Sebastian.
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The State I Am In |
4:57 |  |
| 02. | |
Expectations |
3:34 | |
| 03. | |
She's Losing It |
2:22 | |
| 04. | |
You're Just A Baby |
3:41 | |
| 05. | |
Electronic Renaissance |
4:50 | |
| 06. | |
I Could Be Dreaming |
5:56 | |
| 07. | |
We Rule The School |
3:27 | |
| 08. | |
My Wandering Days Are Over |
5:25 | |
| 09. | |
I Don't Love Anyone |
3:56 | |
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Mary Jo |
3:27 | |
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