Belle and Sebastian

Overview

Have you found yourself standing in the Australian breeze lately and thought, "Do I feel in this breeze a touch of whimsy; whimsy and the slight lilt of literary references spoken in Glaswegian accents?"

You have? Sure sign that Belle and Sebastian are on their way.

After four years the ever-enduring Glaswegian collective, who have long held the title of indie-pop royalty, have released their ninth studio album just in time for an Australian tour. Belle and Sebastian are never a band to ignore their roots, so longtime fans can look forward to performances that celebrate everything from indie-pop classics from early albums Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister to their newest dance-y ventures 'The Party Line' and 'Enter Sylvia Plath' off the new album Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance.

Sydneysiders can catch a special performance at Taronga Zoo as part of the Twilight sessions, where you can pair the sweet as honey vocals and pensive lyrics of frontman Stuart Murdoch with the sounds of the animal kingdom.

Belle and Sebastian are playing two Sydney dates for 2015:

We caught up with Stuart Murdoch for a chat about B&S's stylistic changes, having cocktails created in one’s honour and putting politics in pop. Check out the interview right here.