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Signing for the slightly larger Jeepster Records they released the album If You're Feeling Sinister in 1996 and a sequence of EPs through 1997. Their third album, The Boy with the Arab Strap ( 1998), was a top-20 hit in the UK, and the same year the band were proclaimed Best Newcomers at the Brit Awards.
In July 2002 they announced the switch to Rough Trade Records. In the summer of 2003 they had their first mainstream hit in the United States with "Step Into My Office, Baby". The album Dear Catastrophe Waitress was shortlisted for the 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co Mercury Music PrizeThe Mercury Music Prize is a music award given annually for the best British album of the previous year. It was established in 1992 as an alternative to the industry dominated Brit awards. It was originally sponsored by the now-defunct telecoms company Me.
Presenting a slightly fey image to the public at large, Belle and Sebastian's bittersweet love songs inspire a fanatical loyalty amongst their fans, similar to that experienced by The SmithsThis article is about the English pop band, for other uses of "Smith or "Smiths", see Smith The Smiths were a hugely influential British rock group and " indie music" pioneers. Personnel Core line-up (1982 1987) Morrissey vocals, piano Johnny Marr guitars during their heyday. Some of this loyalty is due to the fact that the band does not include singles on their albums. Thus, being in possession of their complete discography is a mark of true devotion.
The band's name is taken from Belle et Sébastien , a children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry about a boy (Sébastien) and his dog (Belle), on which was based a 1965 French live action tv series and later a 1981 Japanese anime (see below ).
The current members of the band are Stuart Murdoch (vocals, guitar and keyboards), Stevie Jackson (vocals and guitar), Chris Geddes (keyboards), Sarah Martin (violin and vocals), Mick Cooke (trumpet and bass), Bobby Kildea (guitar and bass) and Richard Colburn (drums). Past members include Isobel Campbell (vocals and cello) and Stuart David (bass).