The Glasgow group’s first full-length project in seven years will land in May.
Belle and Sebastian have announced the release of their long-awaited tenth album.
A Bit Of Previous marks the famed indie rock band’s first full-length studio album in seven years, succeeding 2015’s Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance and a slew of other ventures spanning soundtrack work to curating a music festival held on a cruise ship sailing the Mediterranean Sea. The new project was tracked in Belle and Sebastian’s Scottish hometown of Glasgow subsequent to several delays including derailed plans to embark upon studio time in Los Angeles in early 2020.
Of the recording process for A Bit Of Precious principle songwriter Stuart Murdoch details within the album’s liner notes
“We did it together, us and the city. This record was the first ‘full’ LP recording for B&S in Glasgow since Fold Your Hands Child, 1999. We clocked in every morning, we played our songs, we wrote together, we tried new things, we took the proverbial lump of clay, and we threw it every day.”
Supporting the album’s release Belle and Sebastian have mapped out plans for extensive tours of North America, the United Kingdom and Europe due to take place throughout 2022 and 2023.
Hear leading single ‘Unnecessary Drama’ and view Belle and Sebastian’s forthcoming international tour schedule below.
Belle and Sebastian 2022/2023 tour dates
24/05 – Asheville, NC, Rabbit Rabbit *
25/05 – Indianapolis, IN, TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park *
26/05 – Chicago, IL, The Riviera Theatre *
27/05 – Minneapolis, MN, Palace Theatre *
28/05 – Omaha, NE, The Admiral *
31/05 – Seattle, WA, Paramount Theatre +
01/06 – Portland, OR, Roseland Theater +
03/06 – Berkeley, CA, Greek Theatre %+
04/06 – Los Angeles, CA, Greek Theatre %+
05/06 – Pioneertown, CA, Pappy and Harriet’s +
07/06 – Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren +
08/06 – Santa Fe, NM, The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company +
10/06 – Oklahoma City, OK, The Criterion +
11/06 – Austin, TX, Stubb’s Waller Creek #
13/06 – Nashville, TN, Ryman Auditorium #
14/06 – Raleigh, NC, Red Hat Amphitheater ^#
15/06 – Vienna, VA, Wolf Trap ^#
16/06 – New York, NY, SummerStage in Central Park #
17/06 – Philadelphia, PA, Franklin Music Hall #
18/06 – Boston, MA, Roadrunner #
15/07 – Bristol, England, Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside
16/07 – Stirling, Scotland, Cardross Estate, Doune The Rabbit Hole
13/11 – Cardiff, Wales, Great Hall – Student’s Union
14/11 – London, England, The Roundhouse !
15/11 – London, England, The Roundhouse
17/11 – Sheffield, England, O2 Academy Sheffield !
18/11 – Liverpool, England, Olympia
19/11 – Hull, England, Asylum, Hull University Union
21/11 – Aberdeen, Scotland, Beach Ballroom
23/11 – Edinburgh, Scotland, Usher Hall
24/11 – Newcastle upon Tyne, England, O2 City Hall Newcastle !
25/11 – Manchester, England, Manchester Academy
27/11 – Cambridge, England, Corn Exchange !
28/11 – Birmingham, England, O2 Academy Birmingham !
29/11 – Southampton, England, O2 Guildhall Southampton !
30/11 – Brighton, England, Brighton Dome !
10/01 – Paris, France, Casino de Paris
11/01 – Utrecht, Holland, Tivoli Grote Zaal
14/01 – Hamburg, Germany, Laeiszhalle
16/01 – Gothenburg, Sweden, Tradgarn
17/01 – Stockholm, Sweden, Filadelfia
18/01 – Oslo, Norway, Sentrum Scene
19/01 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Vega
21/01 – Berlin, Germany, Tempodrom
22/01 – Munich, Germany, Muffathalle
23/01 – Zurich, Switzerland, X-tra Limmathaus
25/01 – Clermont-Ferrand, France, Co-op de Mai
26/01 – Milan, Italy, Fabrique
* with Divino Niño
+ with Thee Sacred Souls
% with Tennis
# with Los Bitchos
^ with Japanese Breakfast
! with Sinead O’Brien
A Bit Of Precious releases on May 6th via Matador Records. Pre-order the album here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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