Belle and Sebastian: Illustrated Lyrics

by Stuart Murdoch, Pamela Tait (Illustrations)

A beautiful collaboration between Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch and illustrator Pamela Tait, resulting in visual reinterpretations of the band's most-loved songs.  From the imagined lives of the passengers riding Glasgow buses in the early 1990s to questions raised about the status quo and musings on the meaning of religion, Stuart Murdoch, front man of Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, has written some of the most captivating lyrics of the past two decades. Belle and Sebastian recorded their first critically acclaimed album Tigermilk in three days in 1996, and over the course of their career have played a sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic, and famously forgot their drummer, dressed in his pajamas, outside a Walmart. Their songs have animated many film soundtracks, developing a cult following that has helped to define the sound of music as we know it today. Belle and Illustrated Lyrics  combines words selected from over twenty-four years of Belle and Sebastian songs with specially commissioned illustrations from Scottish artist Pamela Tait, whose intricate and whimsical characters Stuart Murdoch stumbled upon and fell in love with when he rediscovered old fan email Pamela had sent to him over a decade ago. Set with expressive typography, and with notes on the illustrations from Tait at the back of the book, this is an exceptional publication that will seduce even the most devoted fans into “seeing” these wonderful songs afresh.     40 color illustrations

Genres: Music, Poetry

128 pages, Hardcover

Published September 13, 2022

Reviews

[sonya m · Rating 5 out of 5]

the most enjoyable reading experience i’ve had in years! listening to the songs alongside the lyrics was so wonderful and also interestingly drew me into different songs. the illustrations are so absurd and so excellent and lovely and pamela tait’s explanations on her process for each song at the back were a welcome accompaniment. who doesn’t enjoy a picture book! not 5 stars truly but just fond of this, really

[Becca Sloan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the illustrations!!