Belle and Sebastian are at the point in their career where if it were human, there’s a strong chance that it would be entering the post-college life of finding gainful employment and a permanent home outside of the family nest. Hint-23 years old.
As a surprise for the eleventh full-length album, Stuart Murdoch and crew unveiled their latest project as a new soundtrack for the film, “Days of the Bagnold Summer.”
The forthcoming movie is the directorial debut by Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners, Friday Night Dinner) with Matador Records releasing the upcoming B&S effort September 13.
Experience the first jangly single, “Sister Buddha,” in song/video form below and catch the Glasgow act on tour this summer.
Tracklisting:
1. Sister Buddha (Intro)
2. I Know Where The Summer Goes
3. Did The Day Go Just Like You Wanted?
4. Jill Pole
5. I’ll Keep It Inside
6. Safety Valve
7. The Colour’s Gonna Run
8. Another Day, Another Night
9. Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying
10. Wait And See What The Day Holds
11. Sister Buddha
12. This Letter
13. We Were Never Glorious
Tour Dates:
July 2, Sheffield, Leadmill, UK*
July 3, Albert Hall, Manchester, UK*
July 4, O2 Academy, Oxford, UK*
July 10, Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY **
July 11, Sprint Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA #
July 12, Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA #
July 13, House of Blues, Boston, MA #
July 15, M Telus, Montreal, QC %
July 16, Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON %
July 18, The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA %
July 19, House of Blues, Cleveland, OH %
July 20, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
July 21, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI %
July 23, Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo, Minneapolis, MN %
July 25, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Calgary, AB
August 8-12, The Boaty Weekender, Barcelona – Cagliari
Nov 1, Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris, France
Nov 2, Le Krakatoa, Mérignac, France
Nov 3, Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
Nov 4, Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
Nov 6, Aula Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 8, Primavera Weekender, Benidorm Spain
*with support from Westerman **with support from Barrie #with support from Ex Hex %with support from Men I Trust