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Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance Vinyl Box Set

Belle And Sebastian | Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance | Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Review

Last year, Belle And Sebastian released what I dub as their best LP since 2006’s The Life Pursuit. That album is called A Bit of Previous. Then, back in January, they followed it up with another new release, Late Developers (which I reviewed a few months ago). Today I’m taking a look at a bit of their previous (see what I did there?) album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance.

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Belle And Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister Vinyl

Belle And Sebastian | If You’re Feeling Sinister | 2007 Matador Reissue Vinyl Unboxing

Time flies, and the older you get, the more that simple statement rings true. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 26 years since Belle And Sebastian released their album If You’re Feeling Sinister, which they dropped way back on November 18, 1996! As I’ve been unboxing my record collection on YouTube and occasionally writing accompanying posts here on the blog, I figured this one was due some coverage.

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Girls: Hellhole Ratrace [Video]

Girls, Band

What a simple concept, this video. “Hellhole Ratrace” by San Francisco’s Girls is an easy pick for one of the better songs of 2009, and this video, albeit simple in nature, looks to follow suit. The video merely features slow-motion party footage, going in and out of focus. And it’s brilliant! It reminds me of my slightly younger days, say the mid twenties; those nights with friends at the local pub getting drunk on the most excellent of microbrews and staggering off into the night after last call, of chill house parties that yielded similar results, of flat-out good times. “Hellhole Ratrace” wouldn’t be the same were it not for nostalgia; it’s somehow better, that longing for the past. Read More »Girls: Hellhole Ratrace [Video]

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