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The new Belle and Sebastian album, The Life Pursuit. I've never been a big fan, but it's a very solid listen, with a few absolutely outstanding tracks (The Blues Are Still Blue chief among them). I've listened to it a *lot* on planes this week and it's not getting old yet. Who was it a few years ago who said that then recent Brit-winners Belle and Sebastian were a flash in the pan? Someone from one of those manufactured bands wasn't it? And where are they now I wonder?

Sparks: Hello Young Lovers. My other listening this week has heavily featured this one - again not a band I've listened to much in recent years, though one I was certainly more interested in back in the day than I ever was in B&S. The first track is worth working through, because it's very much what I'd characterise as "what I'd expect from a Sparks album", but once you're past it, the rest kicks into a very different, very impressive listen.

Both items introduced to me as is usually the case with music these days by The Better Half.