UNDER THE RADAR
(Jan 2006)
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Cover Story:
Belle & Sebastian: If You’re Feeling Comfortable
Ten years since their formation, almost everyone’s favorite Scottish band are still going strong. This Winter sees the release of The Life Pursuit, Belle & Sebastian’s most pop-conscious effort yet and their return to Matador Records. Writer Matt Fink spoke to various members of the band, including Stuart Murdoch and Stevie Jackson, and also spoke to Life Pursuit producer Tony Hoffer and the band’s biographer Paul Whitelaw. We sent photographer Derrick Santini to Glasgow to capture the band in their natural habitat. (Words by Matt Fink / Photos by Derrick Santini)
Main Features:
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan: The former Belle & Sebastian singer and the former Screaming Trees frontman (and current Queens of the Stone Age member) have teamed up for Ballad of the Broken Seas, a classic album in the vein of the Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood records. Writer Frank Valish spoke to both of them about the album. (Words by Frank Valish / Photo by Autumn de Wilde)
