No band defined my high school experience more than Belle & Sebastian. The ups, the downs, the awkwardness. I knew that no matter how dark things got, I could put on B&S and feel better. I’d be immediately transported to a sunny field in Glasgow, hugged by their modern but pastoral sound. I’m on my back, looking up at the sky. A mosquito bites my ankle. A bead of sweat trickles down the side of my forehead. I turn up the music. Everything’s going to be okay.
The Verge Playlist: another sunny day
- Another Sunny Day
- If She Wants Me
- She's Losing It
- The Boy With The Arab Strap
- If You're Feeling Sinister
- The Model
- Women's Realm
- I Could Be Dreaming
- I'm A Cuckoo
- There's Too Much Love
- Mayfly
- Seymour Stein
- (My Girl's Got) Miraculous Technique
- Mornington Crescent
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