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& SEBASTIAN Over the last few years, Belle & Sebastian have quietly become one of the great indie pop bands in the world. They have really found their sound, and over the last few albums they have been able to expand upon it adding more influences, mostly of the sunny-sounding '60's pop variety. While Dear Catastrophe Waitress was a major shift for their sound, towards an even poppier format, The Life Pursuit takes what they're learned from previous releases and spreads their influences even further. The influence Zombies of the Zombies is really all over this record, especially on songs like "Act of the Apostle pt. 1" and "Dress Up In You," while "The Blues are Still Blue" ends up sounding like a T-Rex classic. While the album is full of great songs, "Sukie in the Graveyard" and "For the Pirce of a Cup of Tea" stand out as major pop gems that could go down as classics. This album should make many critics end of the year top ten lists in 2006. If it doesn't, it's a real shame. standout track: "Sukie in the Graveyard"
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