Belle And Sebastian Post New Single What Happened To You, Son?
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Anna Isola Crolla
Belle and Sebastian have released a new single, What Happened to You, Son?.
The upbeat indie-pop track arrives ahead of the Scottish band's first North American tour dates in over two years, which kick off later this month. It was written during the sessions for their latest albums 'A Bit Of Previous' and 'Late Developers', released in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Frontman Stuart Murdoch said:
"What Happened to You Son? got pulled rather randomly from the last LP because the LP felt one track too long. Out it came.
"The song is about my youth, and the funny hole I fell into in my late teens. I was failing at my university course, failing in almost everything I tried around then. I was obsessed with the music of the time, I used to hang so much on the lyrics and message and feeling of certain bands of the 80s era – it probably wasn’t healthy.
"So although the theme of this song is a little accusatory, the fault is with the beholder. I could have switched off at any time. Instead I let the singers become my penpals and my deities.
"The song tries to address what happens when the pop stars grow up, and change, and go a different way, and seem to betray the stance they held when you loved them the most.
"The song finishes hopefully, however. There’s always a way forward, always a light to guide you if you look closely, if you give up part of yourself, if you let yourself flow and change."
Following their North American tour, the seven-piece will play a handful of European shows, including summer sets at Roskilde music festival in Denmark and Moseley Folk and Arts Festival in Birmingham.
In August, they'll take over SWG3 Galvanizers Yard for the two-day Glasgow Weekender, headlining each night and curating the line-up across multiple stages for both days. Other acts set to perform across the two days include Walt Disco, The Joy Hotel, Mary In The Junkyard, Butcher Boy, The Tenementals, Camera Obscura, CMAT, The Vaselines, Callum Easter, BIS, Monica Queen, Drug Store Romeos, and The Parsonage.
Belle and Sebastian Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Tue April 23 2024 - ATLANTA Georgia - Eastern (USA)
Wed April 24 2024 - RICHMOND Virginia - National (USA)
Fri April 26 2024 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Sat April 27 2024 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Orpheum Theatre Boston (USA)
Sun April 28 2024 - MONTREAL Quebec - MTELUS (Canada)
Mon April 29 2024 - TORONTO Ontario - History (Canada)
Wed May 01 2024 - BROOKLYN New York - LIU Brooklyn Paramount Theatre (USA)
Thu May 02 2024 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Anthem (USA)
Fri May 03 2024 - ROYAL OAK Michigan - Royal Oak Music Theatre (USA)
Sat May 04 2024 - CHICAGO - Salt Shed (USA)
Mon May 06 2024 - KALAMAZOO Michigan - Back Room at Bells Eccentric Cafe - Complex (USA)
Tue May 07 2024 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Turner Hall Ballroom (USA)
Wed May 08 2024 - MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota - First Avenue (USA)
Fri May 10 2024 - DENVER Colorado - Fillmore Auditorium (USA)
Mon May 13 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Bellwether (USA)
Tue May 14 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Bellwether (USA)
Wed May 15 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - United Theater on Broadway (USA)
Thu May 16 2024 - OAKLAND California - Fox Theater Oakland (USA)
Sat May 18 2024 - PORTLAND Oregon - Revolution Hall Portland (USA)
Sun May 19 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Moore Theatre (USA)
Mon May 27 2024 - BORDEAUX Le Krakatoa (France)
Tue May 28 2024 - PARIS SALLE PLEYEL (France)
Tue June 11 2024 - LYON L Epicerie Moderne (France)
Wed June 12 2024 - NIMES Paloma (France)
Fri August 02 2024 - GLASGOW SWG3 Galvanizers Yard
Sat August 03 2024 - GLASGOW SWG3 Galvanizers Yard
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