Ahead of the launch of their coast-to-coast North American tour this month, Belle and Sebastian released a new song, 'What Happened to You, Son?'
Stuart Murdoch says about the song:
“'What Happened to You Son' was taken quite randomly from the last LP because it seemed like the LP was too long a track. He came out.
The song is about my youth and the funny hole I fell into in my late teens. I was failing in my college career, failing at almost everything I tried back then. I was obsessed with the music of the time, I used to pay a lot of attention to the lyrics, messages and feelings of certain bands from the 80s era; It probably wasn't healthy.
So, although the subject matter of this song is a bit accusatory, the fault lies with the viewer. I could have logged out at any time. Instead, I let singers become my pen pals and my deities.
The song attempts to address what happens when pop stars grow, change, take a different path, and seem to betray the stance they held when you loved them the most.
Hopefully the song ends though. There is always a path to follow, always a light that guides you if you look carefully, if you give a part of yourself, if you let yourself flow and change.”
Listen to 'What happened to you, son?' – BELOW:
On August 2 and 3, the band will organize a new Bowlie event: Glasgow weekend. Held at Glasgow's SWG3, the two-day concert series will include two headline B&S sets, as well as performances from Camera Obscura, The Vaselines, CMAT and many more. One-day tickets available here.
Full dates are available for the band's first U.S. shows in nearly two years, including festivals and headlining stops in New York, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and points in between, with support from Haley Heynderickx and The Weather Station . found below.
Last year, Belle and Sebastian released Late Developers, the second of two consecutive albums following last year's A Bit of Previous. It's a sincere embrace of the band's brightest tendencies that's not only fresh and immediate, but also has that B&S je ne sais quoi: the feeling that the group will always be there for you with the perfect word or melody for you. moment.
TOUR DATES
April 23 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern #
April 24 – Richmond, VA @ The National #
April 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ % Union Transfer
April 27 – Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theater %
April 28 – Montreal, QC @ M Telus %
April 29 – Toronto, ON @ % history
May 1 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount %
May 2 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem %
May 3 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theater %
May 4 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed %
May 6 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell's Eccentric Cafe #
May 7 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom #
May 8 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
May 10 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium %
May 11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
May 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether %
May 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether %
May 15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theater at Ace Hotel #
May 16 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater %
May 18 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall %
May 19 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theater %
May 25 – Madrid, ES @ Tomavistas Festival
May 27 – Merignac, FR @ Le Krakatoa
May 28 – Paris, FR @ Salle Pleyel
June 7 – Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast
June 8 – Hamburg, DE @ ELBJAZZ 2024
June 9 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria-Theater
June 11 – Feyzin, FR @ L'Epicerie Moderne Feyzin
June 12 – Nimes, FR @ Paloma – Grande Salle
June 13 – Donostia, ES @ Kursaal
June 29 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique
June 30 – Amsterdam, NL @ Amsterdam Bostheater
July 2 – Stockholm, SE @ Cirkus
August 2 – Glasgow, UK @ The Glasgow Weekender
August 3 – Glasgow, UK @ The Glasgow Weekender
# with Haley Heynderickx
% Weather station
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