Belle & Sebastian

What started as a government-funded recording project by a group of shut-ins with no aspirations beyond getting a few songs recorded grew into one of the world's most lasting and beloved indie pop bands. Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian began inauspiciously in 1994 and quickly caught on worldwide with their lushly orchestrated chamber pop tunes built on unabashedly twee sentiments and melodies as delicate as they were captivating. The rushed, low-budget production of the group's 1996 debut, Tigermilk, didn't detract from the gentle power of the songs, and probably added to the ch...