the life pursuit (belle and sebastian)
A pretty album, twee and dreamy. Everything is sparkling and fragile, like a frozen lake in sunny March. This is a melodic album with cute characters, bright guitars, catchy hooks. It's quite lovely, although sometimes the sweetness becomes almost embarrassing. I loved it more a few years ago than I do now, though the songs still hold up individually. "Sunshine," for instance, is a dazzling wash of sound, possibly my favorite on the record- though that could be true of any number of tracks. I always enjoyed the bass swing of "White Collar Boy"- something about it sounds like a hockey stadium anthem- or the bright sweet melancholy of "To Be Myself Completely."
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