Dear Catastrophe Waitress by Belle & Sebastian

Pros: For once, I can say "ballsy production" and "Belle & Sebastian" in the same sentence.
Cons: There hasn't been a publicly televised catfight between Stuart and Morrissey yet.

Dear Catastrophe Stuart, Dear Catastrophe Stuart, Well, for cryin’ out loud, man! It’s about time you grew a set of balls. I’ve spent this entire rainswept weekend in Madison – actually, it’s been sunny all weekend, but when I ...

Pros: Catchy, musically fun and complex
Cons: Not quite a really great album

I'll start out this review with a homework assignment for all of you out there in cyberspace: At work today, ask a random co-worker who Belle & Sebastian are. Easy enough assignment, but I'm willing to take a guess as to the results. Barring those ...

Pros: Catchy and nice enough
Cons: A change that's difficult to get used to

Having...um, acquired "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" in advance of its October release, I feel obliged to offer my thoughts on it. This is Belle and Sebastian's first full-length album since their mediocre "Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant". ...

Pros: 'Step Into My Office, Baby', 'Roy Walker' and 'Piazza, New York Catcher'
Cons: None

'Dear Catastrophe Waitress', Belle & Sebastian's sixth album, finds Stuart Murdoch's songwriting reaching a new, uncharted peak. There are so many quite brilliant songs on the album. The quality of the writing puts most of the other albums released this y ...

Pros: Plenty of wonderfully catchy pop gems
Cons: Incredibly samey, lacks the power, intimacy and anachronistic feel of their previous albums

Maturity. It comes to us all in some way. When your were a young lad, scrimping apples from that mad woman’s orchard and kicking a fox to death up the swannie, you never thought those days would end. But then you pass through school, fail your exams, ...

Pros: Great new sound, songs are still great.
Cons: Nothing, really.

Fans of literate indie pop, rejoice! Scottish darlings Belle and Sebastian are back with their best album since 1998's autumnal and gorgeous "The Boy with the Arab Strap." This time around, the songwriting is more influenced by early '70s pop like Steely ...

Pros: It's hard to find a really bad Belle & Sebastian album
Cons: Overproduced sound, Weak lyrics compared to past releases

Belle & Sebastian could not hold a dearer place in my heart. There have been times when I listen to them exclusively and they are the only thing that sounds right at the time. However, with this album I feel that Mr. Murdoch & his band of troubadours ...