Tag Archives: Stuart Murdoch

Album Review: Belle & Sebastian, “Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance”

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Tom Emanuel

Growing up, I considered myself a thoroughgoing introvert. And why shouldn’t I be? I was bookish, shy, with a strong intellectual and artistic bent and a revulsion of loud parties. Most of my adolescence was spent reading classic novels, listening … Continue reading →

Posted in Album Reviews | Tagged Albums of 2015, ambivert, Belle and Sebastian, chamber pop, Dear Catastrophe Waitress, Enter Sylvia Plath, Ever Had a Little Faith?, extrovert, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, God Help the Girl, If You're Feeling Sinister, indie, indie pop, introvet, Nobody's Empire, Pet Shop Boys, Sarah Martin, Stevie Jackson, Stuart Murdoch, The Cat with the Cream, The Everlasting Muse, The Life Pursuit, The Party Line, Tigermilk, twee | 1 Comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2009

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

2009 is a surprisingly thin year for me. The following albums completely deserve their Top 5 rankings on objective merits. But as I was putting the list together, I came to the realization that I didn’t actually own that many … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Aim & Ignite, alternative rock, Belle & Sebastian, Bruce Springsteen, chamber pop, fun., God Help the Girl, indie pop, Muse, Queen, Release, Sister Hazel, Stuart Murdoch, The Resistance, Top 5 Albums of 2009 | 1 Comment

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1998

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As I’ve mentioned before, one of the most gratifying things about this Top 5 Albums project is that, through friends, acquaintances, and fellow online list-makers, I’m discovering a boatload of new and great music. And the two major recommendations for … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Air, Belle & Sebastian, Closing Time, Divine Comedy, Either/Or, electronica, Elliott Smith, Feeling Strangely Fine, Fin de Siècle, Gregg Alexander, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, indie pop, Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too, Moon Safari, Neil Hannon, Neutral Milk Hotel, New Radicals, Semisonic, Stuart Murdoch, The Boy with the Arab Strap, Top 5 Albums of 1998, twee pop, XO | 2 Comments

Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1996

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Tom Emanuel

As the 90s progress, I notice that World Music constitutes a larger and larger proportion of my library. For the purposes of this exercise, I have chosen to limit myself to rock/pop/R&B. Most of the time, it’s not an issue … Continue reading →

Posted in Top 5's | Tagged Andy Latimer, Belle & Sebastian, Camel, Casanova, Divine Comedy, Golden Heart, Harbour of Tears, If You're Feeling Sinister, Mark Knopfler, Masquerade Overture, Neil Hannon, neo-prog, Pendragon, prog, progressive rock, Stuart Murdoch, Top 5 Albums of 1996, Vartinna, Värttinä | Leave a comment