Belle & Sebastian Life Pursuit CD

Written almost entirely by front man Stuart Murdoch, Belle and Sebastian's sixth album is a magnificently assured and diverse pop record. With nods to such influences as Cornelius, Manfred Mann, and David Bowie, the Life Pursuit mingles the folky, be-sweatered pathos of the group's earliest work with joyfully satirical late 60's sunshine pop, and the sophisticated 80's-influenced work reminiscent of their prior album, 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress. Matador. 2006.

1. Act of the Apostle 2. Another Sunny Day 3. White Collar Boy 4. The Blues Are Still Blue 5. Dress Up in You 6. Sukie in the Graveyard 7. We Are the Sleepyheads 8. Song for Sunshine 9. Funny Little Frog 10. To Be Myself Completely 11. Act of the Apostle II 12. For the Price of a Cup of Tea 13. Mornington Crescent