Belle and Sebastian recently released a new album called A Bit of Previous, but if you check the tracklist, you’ll notice that there is not a title track. Weeks after the album’s release, the band has now released a new song called “A Bit of Previous.” Check out the animated video from Graham Samuels and Henrik Appel below.
Stuart Murdoch came up with the video’s concept. “The song touched on the themes of karma and reincarnation,” Murdoch said in a statement. “In the clip a woman journeys through her life ‘seeing’ people’s karma. She sees what they are and what they will become. She sees people who are doing well, who are gods in this life. ‘Just because you’ve got the highground/Doesn’t mean you’re have the most fun.’ She imagines them transform into different life forms, even into walking ghosts. Conversely, she sees some who are destitute and alone. She sees them transforming into enlightened people. Finally, she imagines her own future, shrouded in cloud and mystery.”
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Belle and Sebastian:
06-08 Santa Fe, NM – The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company !
06-10 Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall !
06-11 Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek @
06-13 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium @
06-14 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz @#
06-15 Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap @#
06-16 New York, NY – SummerStage in Central Park @
06-17 Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall @
06-18 Boston, MA – Roadrunner @
07-01 Barcelona, Spain – Vida Festival
07-02 Madrid, Spain – Noches del Botanico
07-15 Bristol, England – Lloyds Amphitheatre
07-16 Stirling, Scotland – Doune The Rabbit Hole
11-13 Cardiff, Wales – The Great Hall, Cardiff University Students’ Union
11-14 London, England – The Roundhouse
11-15 London, England – The Roundhouse
11-17 Sheffield, England – O2 Academy
11-18 Liverpool, England – Olympia
11-19 Hull, England – Asylum – Hull University Union
11-21 Aberdeen, Scotland – Beach Ballroom
11-23 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
11-24 Newcastle upon Tyne, England – O2 City Hall
11-27 Cambridge, England – Corn Exchange
11-28 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy
11-29 Southampton, England – Guildhall Southampton
11-30 Brighton, England – Brighton Dome
01-08 Rennes, France – Le Mem
01-10 Paris, France – Casino de Paris
01-11 Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Grote Zaal
01-13 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – den Atelier
01-14 Hamburg, Germany – Laeiszhalle
01-16 Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn
01-17 Stockholm, Sweden Filadelfia
01-18 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
01-19 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
01-21 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
01-22 Munich, Germany – Muffathalle
01-23 Zurich, Switzerland – X-tra Limmathaus
01-25 Clermont-Ferrand, France – Co-op de Mai
01-26 Milan, Italy – Fabrique
! with Thee Sacred Souls
@ with Los Bitchos
# with Japanese Breakfast
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