Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling SinisterThe classic second album from 1997 originally on Jeepster. If you buy one Belle and Sebastian album then this is it. Led by Stuart Murdoch, Belle and Sebastian offer up a largely acoustic folk pop sound with deep roots in the '60s. Their guitar and piano arrangements are often filled out by luxurious trumpets and strings, but the clever, sardonic lyrics keep things from ever getting too mushy. The bright, irresistible pop melodies stand in sharp

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A solo album of songs by Gruff Rhys

The title track is striking in its resemblance to the Spanish influence heard on Miles Davis' Sketches of Spain

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pulling influences from Carl Theodor Dreyer’s classic The Passion of Joan of Arc while still creating a typically wry King Krule visual

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