The Third Eye Centre
Matador
2013
Rating: 8 marine parks out of 10
This is the second singles compilation from Belle and Sebastian, following 2005's "Push Barman to Open Old Wounds." And by "singles" I mean all the songs that weren't on their regular full-length albums. I love these collections, because not only does it make it easy on us fans who haven't kept up with the smaller releases, but it's a whole lot easier to listen to them as a long player rather than flipping seven inches over after every song. Sure, it's not a cohesive "album" where each tracks plays nicely into the next, but it's still a great group of songs. You get some interesting remixes ("I'm a Cuckoo," "Your Cover's Blown," etc.), some great tracks that totally should have been on their regular records ("Suicide Girl," "Your Secrets," "I Believe in Travelin' Light," etc.) and even some strange business (their attempt at second wave ska, "The Eighth Station Of The Cross Kebab House," and it's a decent effort). This is a must for any fans, and good enough to stand on it's own for newcomers.
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