{"id":282,"date":"2013-08-02T14:27:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T14:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverberry.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2014-01-13T14:04:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T14:04:35","slug":"belle-and-sebastian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverberry.com\/writing\/belle-and-sebastian\/","title":{"rendered":"Belle and Sebastian"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Interview with Richard Colburn from Belle & Sebastian, originally commissioned by End of the Road Festival for use in their official festival programme.<\/h3>\n

Project description: Music feature \/ interview with Belle & Sebastian
\nClient: End of the Road \/ Line of Best Fit
\nDate: July 2013
\nImage courtesy of Reuben Cox and Matador Records<\/p>\n

Belle & Sebastian reach the\u00a0End of the Road<\/em><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s something inescapably British about Belle & Sebastian\u2019s brand of success. After seventeen years, eight critically acclaimed albums and numerous sell-out tours, this Glaswegian septet have earned the kind of quietly cultish status of which most bands can only dream. They\u2019ve played the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic. They\u2019ve curated a weekend at All Tomorrow\u2019s Parties. They\u2019ve recorded exclusive sessions for the BBC. They\u2019ve even found time to score a movie. And yet – as the band themselves freely admit – even their most ardent fans would probably be hard-pushed to pick them out from a festival crowd.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat suits us just fine, to be honest,\u201d laughs Richard Colburn, who\u2019s been lodged behind the drums for Belle and Sebastian since the band\u2019s inception in 1994. \u201cWe never really set out to be household names. For us, it\u2019s always been a case of exploring who we were as a band, first and foremost. I still remember how amazing it felt to see our name pressed onto a piece of vinyl for the first time. And somehow, here we are all these years later, still together, still playing music. Honestly, if you\u2019d asked us back then, I don\u2019t think any of us thought we\u2019d last seven months, let alone seventeen years.\u201d<\/p>\n

But last they most certainly have. From early albums such as Tigermilk<\/i> and If You\u2019re Feeling Sinister<\/i> through to more recent releases such as 2006\u2019s The Life Pursuit<\/i> and 2010\u2019s Belle and Sebastian Write About Love<\/i>, their blend of literate lyrics, arch storytelling and perfectly-crafted pop tunes has turned them into one of the nation\u2019s most beloved alternative bands. Now signed to Rough Trade, the indie label par excellence, they\u2019re heading into a US tour and several summer festivals before their much-anticipated headline set at End of the Road. All good news for aficionados, except for the fact that it\u2019s now been over three years since the band\u2019s last full-length album, and so far signs of a new release have been frustratingly elusive.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got into the habit of leaving some time between records,\u201d Richard admits. \u201cIn many ways making music becomes easier as time goes by. You learn more about each other and the kind of music you want to make. But we find those breaks really useful, from a creative point of view. They allow us time to recharge our batteries, explore different projects, and come back to the band fresh. That\u2019s important when you\u2019ve been together as long as we have. But we will definitely be recording a new album this autumn. It\u2019s early days yet, but I think this one will probably be more of a concept, and tell one whole story, rather than just be a collection of disparate songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a summer of shows in front of them, it\u2019ll be a while before the latest incarnation of Belle and Sebastian begins to take shape, then \u2013 and for now, the band is focused solely on the here and now.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully this tour will be a good way of bringing this chapter to a close before moving on to new things,\u201d continues Richard. \u201cBut honestly, we\u2019re just glad that we still enjoy playing together, and that people still want to listen to us after all this time. And as a band, I suppose that\u2019s really all you can ask for, eh?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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