Belle and Sebastian – Late Developers (Orange vinyl)

 Glasgow collective Belle and Sebastian return with a surprise album Late Developers. Recorded in tandem with the acclaimed ‘A Bit of Previous’ released in May, the album features 12 songs that carry on the reflective and celebratory spirit of its predecessor, while also pushing the band into the world of contemporary pop unlike ever before with lead single “I Don’t Know What You See In Me”. Late Developers takes you on a journey as the band floats through genres with ease – from the frantic opening track, into a legit all-out radio-ready dance party in the third quarter of the record which includes a Belle and Sebastian first, a co-write with young pop composer Pete Ferguson. They then unearth a 1994-era pre-Belle and Sebastian tune, with the help of Camera Obscura’s Tracyanne Campbell right before they bring you home at the end with a true bop.