This is seriously one the best records I've heard in a long time. Belle and Sebastian had me worried there for a while, Fold Your Hands Child... and Storytelling were not all that great, but this album is up there with Tigermilk. Glad to see I'm not the only B&S fan here!
I think If You're Feeling Sinister is my favorite B&S album so far. I don't have the next one, but I'd like to get it soon. The samples I've heard sound really cool. My girlfriend and I will be seeing them live next month.
i saw them a month ago .. was excellent, like the last time i saw them (almost 2 years ago now)..
i'm not sure how the new album will rank for me. i like a few of the songs, but i'm actually not finding myself that fired up to put it in.. after the initial excitement of a new release.
the first song is great.. and i like the title track (track 2).. and a few others..
i completely agree though about If You're Feeling Sinister. i think it's their best, no question .