“If You Could Speak” by God Help the Girl
If you’re me, then you’ve been a bit impatient for Belle and Sebastian to hurry on up and come out with a new album already, and so even if Stuart Murdoch’s God Help the Girl isn’t a “Belle and Sebastian project” it’s the next best thing. According to its webpage:
“God Help the Girl” is a story set to music, which Stuart Murdoch has been working on intermittently for the past five years (and) the result is a breathtaking record from one of pop’s most singular voices, combining the strengths and feel of the early Belle and Sebastian records in a broader musical palette, which draws equally on musicals, sixties’ girl groups, eighties’ indie and, most of all, classic pop records.
And although it’s not due for release until June 23rd, the whole thing is up and streaming for free over on IMEEM. From what I’ve heard, it sounds like a perfectly lovely album that’s just in time for summer.
