The EP was made Single of the Week in both the NME and Melody Maker and reached No. 32 in the charts, thus becoming the band's first top 40 single.
The EP narrowly missed out on the UK top 40, peaking at No. 41. The track was recorded in the church where Murdoch lived and features vocals from Monica Queen. The Lazy Line Painter Jane EP followed in July. It charted at No. 59 in the UK singles chart. In fact, the only long-term band members to play on the songs were Murdoch, David, and Mick Cooke, who played trumpet on the EP but would not officially join the band until a few years later. The first of these was Dog on Wheels, released in May and consisting of four demo tracks recorded prior to the real formation of the band.
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Just before the recording of Sinister, Sarah Martin (violin/vocals) joined the band.įollowing this a series of EPs were released throughout 1997. The album was named by Spin as one of the 100 greatest albums between 19, and it is widely considered the band's masterpiece. The warm response Tigermilk received led to the band being signed to Jeepster Records in August 1996, who released their second album If You're Feeling Sinister on 18 November. If You're Feeling Sinister and early EPs (1996–1998) In June 1996, Electric Honey pressed up one thousand copies of Tigermilk on vinyl. The band chose the name Belle and Sebastian from a short story Murdoch had written inspired by the television adaptation of the French novel Belle et Sébastien about a six-year-old boy and his dog, named Belle, a Great Pyrenees. Murdoch and David recruited local musicians Stevie Jackson (guitar and vocals), Isobel Campbell (cello/vocals), Chris Geddes (keys) and Richard Colburn (drums), the latter of whom shared a flat with David and was a student on the Music Business course, to perform on the album, with Murdoch describing the process as a "product of botched capitalism".
As Murdoch had a number of songs already and the label was extremely impressed with the demos, he was granted permission to record a full-length album, which was recorded mostly live over three days, entitled Tigermilk. Together, with music professor Alan Rankine (formerly of The Associates), they recorded some demos, which in 1996 were picked up by the college's Music Business course that produces and releases one single each year on the college's label, Electric Honey. In 1994, Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David both enrolled at Stow College's Beatbox programme for unemployed musicians in Glasgow.
History Formation, early years and Tigermilk (1994–1996) Though consistently lauded by critics, Belle & Sebastian's "wistful pop" has enjoyed only limited commercial success. The name "Belle & Sebastian" comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry later adapted for television. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. Belle & Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996.
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