- indie pop
- 48 min
- 12 tracks
- Matador
A Bit of Previous is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, released on 6 May 2022 through Matador Records. It was preceded by the singles "Unnecessary Drama", "If They're Shooting at You" and "Young and Stupid". A non-album single, also called "A Bit of Previous", was released in June 2022.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, character-led and intimate.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 78/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- DIY4/5 ★
- Exclaim!7/10
- The Line of Best Fit6/10
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.5/10
- PopMatters6/10
- Under the Radar7/10 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Young and Stupid2:55
- 2If They’re Shooting at You4:31
- 3Talk to Me Talk to Me4:27
- 4Reclaim the Night3:13
- 5Do It for Your Country3:51
- 6Prophets on Hold4:47
- 7Unnecessary Drama4:17
- 8Come On Home3:55
- 9A World Without You3:03
- 10Deathbed of My Dreams3:48
- 11Sea of Sorrow4:59
- 12Working Boy in New York City4:16
12 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Belle and Sebastian
- Label
- Matador
- Released
- May 6, 2022
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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