Belle & Sebastian - I'm Waking Up to Us
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Free Music Notes for I'm Waking Up to Us
Free Music Review: The Belles Have a Ball
Hit: 5 Stars
I love Belle and Sebastian when they are wistfully cynical. Then again, I love them when they are fun-poppy-retro. Here, they are a little of both. Good stuff. I'd buy it, if I were you.Free Music Review: How Could it Be Any Less Than 5 Stars?
Hit: 5 Stars
It's Belle & Sebastian... Need I say more?...and if I do, than you're just not listening enough!
Free Music Review: Innovative new tracks from Scotlands Twee Pop Darlings
Hit: 4 Stars
Every few years or so, the lads and lassies in Belle & Sebastian seem to have to put out a song that leaves their listeners scratching their heads in bewilderment (See "A Century of Elvis", "A Space Boy Dream", "Beyond the Sunrise", and most recently "Legal Man"). And that is the effect that "I'm Waking Up to Us" and "I Love My Car" have upon the first listen. The latter features the band backed up by banjos and other interesting instruments. Extra points for the clever wordplay in the song: "I love my Carl. I love my Brian, my Dennis, and my Al. I could even find it in my heart to love Mike Love." The title track has singer Stuart Murdoch singing in a different style than we have come to expect from previous releases. Although the 2 tracks may throw you for a loop the first couple of listens, they tend to grow on you. It's nice that the band is constantly growing and experimenting with new sounds.
The last track, "Marx and Engals" is done in classic B&S fashion. Beautiful backing vocals by Isobel highlight the track. All told, this is a good release. It will at least tide diehard fans over until the next full length.
You might like this record if you like: The Gentle Waves, Nick Drake, or Lullaby For the Working Class.
Free Music Review: Homage to Early Cat
Hit: 4 Stars
The first song, "I'm Waking Up To Us," is produced by Mike Hurst, the producer of Cat Stevens in his "Matthew and Sons" period. Both this song and "I Love My Car" are quite specifically intended to recall Stevens' early sound with all its flourishes. Even the cover art seems to illustrate Stevens' early hit "I Love My Dog." As others here have pointed out, "I Love My Car" also recalls the Kinks circa 1967, particularly the arrangements in "Tin Soldier Man" and "Deadend Street," which ends, like this track, with a Dixieland stomp chorus. As clever and well-done as these done songs are, they are playful pastiches not likely to thrill those without patience for the kind of songs on which they are modeled. "Marx and Engels," on the other hand, is Belle and Sebastian imitating themselves, which from my point of view is always a valuable undertaking.Free Music Review: one of their better eps
Hit: 4 Stars
I'm Waking Up to Us is a fantastic ep if only for the last song, Marx and Engels. Marx and Engels sounds as if the song was written in their glory days. Longtime fans will love the reference to "a thousand meals being made on Saturday". This song has Stuart Murdoch's genius phrasing of the vocals much like past classics. I'm Waking Up to Us takes some getting used to but proves to be very good as well. I Love My Car is crap - sounds like one of those Stuart David songs when he was with the group. Cheers to Belle & Sebastian for another great gift to the music world.