The Third Eye Centre

AlbumAug 27 / 201319 songs, 1h 8m 15s92%
Indie Pop Chamber Pop
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7.2 / 10

Belle and Sebastian's The Third Eye Centre compilation cobbles together a cherry-picked sampling of post-2003 rarities in randomized order. It’s an odd approach for a band that’s put so much effort into proper album presentation, but one that’s reflective of the more freewheeling nature of their post-2000 records.

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Glasgow's indie pop veterans return with a second compilation of B-sides and rarities

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As one of the intermittent non-LP clearing houses Belle & Sebastian occasionally release, The Third Eye Centre performs a useful service for dedicated fans while offering a roundly enjoyable B&S record for those who don't keep tallies of individual singles.

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B-sides offer wonderful glimpses of your favorite bands' development processes—B-sides are the rock record equivalent of a DVD's deleted scenes—showing off ill-fitting tracks, interesting failures, and songs deemed unworthy of wider release for other

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Belle And Sebastian "Third Eye Centre" Reviewed by Northern Transmissions "Third Eye Centre" will be released through Rough Trade/Matador on August 27

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Album Reviews: Belle and Sebastian - The Third Eye Centre