Belle & Sebastian - Late Developers | ALBUM REVIEW

Today we're reviewing the new record, Late Developers, from Belle & Sebastian which was announced just days before its release.

What did you think of this record? Let us know in the comments.

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[DavysFlicks]

Stuart is a neighbour of mine. Lives about 50 yards away. Paul Buchanan from the Blue Nile about another 50 beyond that.

[davidmortensen]

Can’t wait for a Belle and Sebastian listography!

[slumdogjay]

I’m pals with Stevie Jackson from B&S. He played a few songs at my wedding in 2004. I’ll admit I’m not the biggest fan of B&S but can appreciate what they do. Stevie does a great Neil Young impression. I’m divorced now lol.

[chapmancarruthers]

8:35 joe dropping some everyman knowledge yet again.

[shane.b.]

my favorite out of the seven 2023 releases I’ve heard so far, probably at about 4 stars right now, I really love The Evening Star and Give a Little Time

[ihavenoquarrelwithyou]

I have only given this a couple of spins. But I am probably closest to Jason and his overall take on B&S. I might be a little more committed but I agree with his comments about them being a little less consistent than their peak.

They have still been capable of including a classic like Play For Today, which feels recent but I guess was 2015! Yikes.

I have no problem with the voices. The fragility of Stuart especially stops some of their 60/70s pop homages from becoming just pastiche.

And I had to look up a definition of twee as it was being thrown about quite a bit. Quaint or sentimental seems to be the consensus. Hard to argue that they mine sentimentality pretty heavily, but to my ears, it seems to have enough cynicism to avoid the negative connotations.

In a different era, they would have been considered a classic pop creation. Now they get relegated to the indie backwaters.

Thanks for covering some Belle & Sebastian

[joemelograno]

Great review guys…B and S were a top band for me back in the day and their sound definitely brings me back to my college days. There is definitely a nostalgic sound that they emanate.

Last Developers was a nice surprise and is my favorite since The Life Pursuit. I am really happy to hear this sound again.

I would love to see a B and S discography rating at some point from you guys. Keep up the strong work!

[frangarcia]

I had tickets for a gig here in Luxembourg beginning of January. Unfortunately the concert was canceled

[RostyslavLogachov]

I Don't Know What You See Me it's like 2 stars songs, the main reason why I struggling to give solid full 4 stars.

[RostyslavLogachov]

Far better than their previous album. I like all songs a lot, besides I Don't Know What You See In Me & Do You Follow. I have the album at low 4 stars, that means it could fall into 3.5 range. Will see how this album aged throught the year.

[davidellis]

I always liked Belle & Sebastian in the 90's when I managed Moby Disc ( A Whale 🐋 Of A Record Store ) in Santa Monica, CA because they did something few bands did .. attracted lovely young ladies to the store who worked at Borders. One became my Girlfriend !

[jbellinger]

Don't know much of this band - will explore this album. Thank you!

[frangarcia]

So glad you did this. Solid 8 on first listen. Very promising. Probably grow to a higher ranking

[danmoss]

I love the songs where it’s not Stuart singing. Maybe unfair but it’s how I feel.

[TZ]

I had also lost track of Belle and Sebastian since 'Write about Love', but like them a lot. This sounds like a pretty celebratory album, which is not necessarily my cup of tea (half-joking) and I think it's pretty solid front to back. After first listen I went back to their previous album and liked it a good bit also. 'Moment', 'Juliet', 'Very Young' and 'Not with Me' to name a few. 4 and a half. Thank you for upload.

[ijeff]

The previous album was one and done for me which is how I feel about so many albums; nothing memorable so just move on. Sometimes it takes more than one listen so its good to re-visit sometimes to make sure you didn't judge it prematurely. All that leads to the current album "Late Developers" which I liked from the beginning. Only listened to it one time but I'm certain I'll give it more attention over the next few weeks. The songs are mostly interesting, never boring. They all seem to jump out of the speakers at me and keep my admittedly short attention span satisfied. Thanks for the review guys. I probably would have skipped this one otherwise.

[xyloxia]

Well, it's no Blue Rev, and thank goodness for that!

[niveketihw]

Liked several songs off of Sinister, could even play most of them on guitar once upon a time, but haven't paid much attention to this band in 20+ years.

[AllMediaReviewsPodcast]

I've wanted to like this band for ages. I remember meeting some people at a Muse concert in 2006 who were big fans, but their music I've never found reason to really investigate to listen to extensively. Maybe I should with this new 1.

[painless]

Would love to hear you guys review the new John Cale album