Belle & Sebastian "If You're Feeling Sinister" (1996)
Nobody could accuse Belle and Sebastian of wasting time. Their first
album (see day 0815) was recorded in less than a week. That release
quickly led to them being courted by several record labels and they
decided to go with indie label Jeepster. The band felt that being on an
indie would give them more creative control, and Jeepster were willing
to accommodate the band's desire to not do any press or participate in promotional
photographs or videos to support their releases.
The band then knocked this album out in about a week and released it the same year as their debut.
Sinister continues in a similar vein to the debut, with folky indie-pop.
Something about some of the tracks (maybe the mix of smooth trumpet and
piano) brings Burt Bacharach to mind - high praise.
I still have memories of disliking B&S a few years back, but it's
entirely possible that it was just a bit of a knee-jerk reaction.
Indie-pop was a genre that seemed to annoy me at the time for some
reason... or maybe they went downhill after the first couple of albums?
I guess I'll find out if any more pop up on the list.
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