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Belle and Sebastian announce new album ‘A Bit Of Previous’
It’s out in May.
‘A Bit Of Previous’, the group’s first album in seven years, will be out on 6th May.
They’ve also shared new single ‘Unnecessary Drama’.
“The song is about a young person experimenting in being a human again after a forced hiatus”, says frontman Stuart Murdoch. “The person is weighing up whether or not it’s worth the mess! Still, you dip your toe in and it becomes delicious, and you get too much of it. Between trouble and nothing, we still choose the trouble.”
The track listing for the record is:
1. Young And Stupid
2. If They’re Shooting At You
3. Talk To Me Talk To Me
4. Reclaim The Night
5. Do It For Your Country
6. Prophets On Hold
7. Unnecessary Drama
8. Come On Home
9. A World Without You
10. Deathbed Of My Dreams
11. Sea Of Sorrow
12. Working Boy In New York City
They’re also touring the UK later this year.
JULY
15 Bristol Harbourside
16 Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival
NOVEMBER
14 London Roundhouse
15 London Roundhouse
17 Sheffield O2 Academy
18 Liverpool Olympia
19 Hull Asylum
21 Aberdeen Beach Ballroom
23 Edinburgh Usher Hall
24 Newcastle O2 City Hall
25 Manchester Academy
27 Cambridge Corn Exchange
28 Birmingham O2 Academy
29 Southampton O2 Guildhall
30 Brighton Dome
Get tickets to watch Belle and Sebastian live now.
Watch the video for ‘Unnecessary Drama’ below.
Records, etc at

Belle and Sebastian - Days Of The Bagnold Summer
Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 3)
Belle and Sebastian - How To Solve Our Human Problems (Part 2)
Belle and Sebastian - A Bit of Previous
Belle and Sebastian - Late Developers
Belle and Sebastian - Belle and Sebastian Write About Love
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