The Life PursuitBelle and Sebastian · 2006

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7.7

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Tracklist

1Act of the Apostle 2White Collar Boy 3The Blues Are Still Blue 4Dress Up in You 5Sukie in the Graveyard 6We Are the Sleepyheads 7Song for Sunshine 89.0Funny Little Frog 9To Be Myself Completely 10Act of the Apostle II 11For the Price of a Cup of Tea 12Mornington Crescent 13Meat and Potatoes 14I Took a Long Hard Look 15Another Sunny Day

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Critic Reviews

pitchfork

8.5

“Spanning glam, soul, country, and '70s AM rock, the latest from the indie pop group is a deceptively wry, wickedly tuneful testament to the fragile beauty of faith, in deities as well as in pop.”

rollingstone

6.0

“Like the Kinks and the Magnetic Fields, Scottish pop perfectionists Belle and Sebastian are brilliant at pairing heart-tugging melodies with perfectly turned lyrics that favor kiss-offs over come-ons. But on the group’s seventh album, a little bit of the bloom has come off the rose. The single "Funny Little Frog" — with its Muswell Hillbillies […]”