Belle & Sebastian
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
British European cheap for two months for their fourth and most cleverly titled album glasgow's fey folkpopsters belle an sebastian constructed another 11 songs that at times reach into new musical and lyrical areas following secondary composer stuart david's departure de facto leader stuart murdoch divides the songwriting chores among the other members yet what's apparent is the singlemindedness of belle and sebastian's song focus the overall mood is even softer and more precious if that can be believed than their previous efforts murdoch and chris geddes' 'don't leave the light on baby' is the band's attempt at a '70s soul ballad a wurlitzer adding a musicofmymind vibe to a lovers' dissertation isobel campbell's 'beyond the sunrise' is biblical celticprogfolk all flutes and acoustic guitar while jackson's own 'the wrong girl' is an upbeat countryish lament with typically soulful belle and sebastian strings and trumpet giving the song an understated melodic kick of course murdoch contributes a classic or two 'i fought a war' is a gentle awayatthebattlefield tale imbued with the greatest sense of dread murdoch's ever given a song and 'woman's realm' is the kind of pop stomper arab strap was packed to the gills with highlighted here by its increasingly quiet surroundings
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