Belle & Sebastian - Stuart Murdoch

One of my favorite insights from Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch in episode #75: “Maybe 1994 or 1995, a switch came on, and I started writing better songs. There's no doubt about that. I remember writing a song called ‘Dog on Wheels’ at the start of 1995, and then quickly after that, I wrote a song called ‘The State I Am In,’ a song called ‘Lord Anthony,’ ‘Sleep The Clock Around,' and it suddenly started flowing. There was a moment when I been in my favorite cafe, which I practically lived in — the Grosvenor Cafe — and I started getting the idea for ‘The State I Am In.’  I had a little tune and I took it outside because it was too noisy in the cafe, and the words started to flow. It started coming easily, riding on top of the tune. And I didn't have to ponder the words. And actually I kind of didn't know where the ideas were coming from, I didn’t know what I was saying — it all tumbled out.”  Belle & Sebastian's awesome new album, A Bit Of Previous, is out now. Their upcoming tour dates are below, and you can buy tickets HERE.  May-24: Rabbit Rabbit, Asheville, NC May-25: TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN May-26: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL May-27: Palace Theatre, Minneapolis, MN  May-28: The Admiral, Omaha, NE  May-31: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA Jun-1: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR Jun-3: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA Jun-4: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Jun-5: Pappy and Harriet’s, Pioneertown, CA Jun-7: The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ Jun-8: The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM Jun-10: The Criterion, Oklahoma City, OK Jun-11: Stubb’s Waller Creek, Austin, TX Jun-13: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN Jun-14: Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC Jun-15: Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA Jun-16: SummerStage, Central Park, NY  Jun-17: Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA Jun-18: Roadrunner, Boston, MA Jul-1: Spain, Barcelona, Vida Festival Jul-2: Spain, Madrid, Noches del Botanico, Jul-15 Bristol, UK Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside Jul-16 Stirling, UK Cardross Estate, Doune The Rabbit Hole Nov-13 Cardiff, UK Great Hall - Student's Union Nov-14 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov-15 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov -17 Sheffield, UK O2 Academy Sheffield Nov-18 Liverpool, UK Olympia Nov -19 Hull, UK Asylum, Hull University Union Nov-21 Aberdeen, UK Beach Ballroom Nov-23 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall Nov-24 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK O2 City Hall, Newcastle Nov-25 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy Nov-27 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange Nov-28 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham Nov-29 Southampton, UK O2 Guildhall Southampton Nov-30 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome