Because I dont want this thread to diee so Ill do another!
Belle & Sebastian is and will probably always be one of my favorite bands. Back when I was first opening my ears to all kinds of music (not actually that long ago) I just happened to stumble onto this one. When I first heard it I thought it was nice enough, but I just kept coming back to it. Everytime Id listen to something else and then think hm may as well give this another spin. I think my heart knew I loved this before my brain did. And every time I listened to i would have a different favorite song. One listen I would have to hear the title track again, another time it would be Seeing Other People or Fox in the Snow or Mayfly or what have you. I could never pick just one song to be my absolute favorite. I had phases of listening to all of them seperate from the album itself.
But even then the whole album rolls together perfectly like a storybook. It's got its happiness and sadness, its up and downs, everything a cliched tale needs and yet it's not at all cliche. I always think it delves into those awkward transitional years of becoming a teenager, but it plays well enough to apply to the young and old. Or maybe its more like having difficulty having that sense of belonging. Having numerous friends can still be lonely. Still it's an album filled with short stories that tie a larger story together. It's also one of the few albums that I can listen to when feeling either happy or sad. It seems to feed any emotional hunger I have, and that's probably the biggest reason that I love it so much.