Belle and Sebastian Give Away New Track, New Album Out October 12

Scottish outfit Belle and Sebastian has been an inspiration to many beginning with their humble beginnings in 1995 as a university project to their genre-defining twee sound coupled with wry, pain-tinged lyrics to recently becoming a polished live band writing songs with a comparatively cheery outlook. It has been four years since an LP of new releases has been on the radar. After logging in tremendous writing and studio time, the date is set for their eighth LP. Belle and Sebastian Write about Love has an American release date October 12 on Matador. The first single "Write About Love" is available to the first 20,000 subscribers via the embedded widget.

"Write About Love" is following the more recent Belle and Sebastian trend of positivity in their singles. Featuring the guest vocals of the lovely actress, Academy Award nominee Carey Mulligan, the new track has a persnickety lyrical thread tackling modern travails and pursuing life's simple joys over a 60's organ bridge, accompanying strings and an upfront production that will translate well to the stage. It is promising and unsurprising which should easily please Belle and Sebastian's legions of established fans. It definitely made me happy. Listen below and drop your email below for a free mp3.

More information on the new album can be found here on the Matador website.