Brilliant. Some of the most gorgeous melodies of any record out there.

Magnificent album. So many good tracks on here, so good that I'm really envious of how good they are. Must watch the Pitchfork documentary of this indie-pop masterpiece sometime.

A beautiful album. If you like it make sure to check out Tigermilk, their unreleased debut.

A welcome addition to any perfect afternoon.

It's my favorite album of all time. Every song is perfect and fits well with the rest. 110/100

This album is so fucking good.

VERY dangerously close to making my greatest albums list.. maybe it'll grow on me all the more.

The best Belle & Sebastian album. One of the best albums of the nineties. One of the best albums of all time, period. This should be mandatory listening for every young person. Stuart Murdoch captures adolescence and early adulthood perfectly on this record, and it is so powerful that so many people among this demographic could seriously benefit from what's being communicated. Plus, it just rocks in general.

Chock full of gems. Clever, catchy and beautiful at the same time.

Warm hearted indie pop with a glint in it's eye. B&S are obviously indebted to the C86 bands but I also hear a lot of Kinks in here. Musically it's pretty restrained they only really stretch their legs at the end of The Stars of... but it's the lyrics that make the album for me. If you like lyrics like " You liberated the boy I never rated and now he's throwing discuss for Liverpool and Widnes" there's plenty more like it here. I do have issues with the vocals, the fey affectation just doesn't do it for me. On the slower songs in particular he sounds like he's doing a Nico impression but when this album is working at it's best it's not an issue.