A Bit of PreviousBelle and Sebastian · 2022

nme

8.0

“some of their most vivid songwriting in years”

pitchfork

7.5

“The Scottish band’s first studio album in seven years considers the importance of togetherness with clear, aphoristic language and a few musical experiments.”

loudandquiet

6.0

“Across all the music I was prematurely exposed to growing-up under the guidance of an older sibling, there was one lyric which stayed with me – no, terrified me – and still pops into my mind apropos of nothing: “He had a stroke at the age of 24 / It could have been a brilliant career.” That opening line to Belle and Sebastian’s third LP, The Boy With The Arab Strap, is one of many instances that c”

thelineofbestfit

6.0

“A Bit Of Previous misses the spark of Belle and Sebastian's past”