- indie pop
- 45 min
- 12 tracks
- Delabel
The Boy with the Arab Strap is the third studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, released in 1998 through Jeepster Records.
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Character
Character-led, spare, classical in form and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3.5/4 ★
- NME8/10
- Pitchfork0.8/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Spin8/10
- Uncut5/5 ★
- The Village VoiceA−
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Tracks
- 1It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career2:23
- 2Sleep the Clock Around4:57
- 3Is It Wicked Not to Care?3:22
- 4Ease Your Feet in the Sea3:33
- 5A Summer Wasting2:04
- 6Seymour Stein4:28
- 7A Space Boy Dream3:02
- 8Dirty Dream Number Two4:13
- 9The Boy With the Arab Strap5:14
- 10Chickfactor3:29
- 11Simple Things1:44
- 12The Rollercoaster Ride6:37
12 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Belle & Sebastian
- Label
- Delabel
- Released
- 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- FR
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