The Third Eye Centre
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.
Glasgow's indie pop veterans return with a second compilation of B-sides and rarities
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.
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
Belle And Sebastian "Third Eye Centre" Reviewed by Northern Transmissions "Third Eye Centre" will be released through Rough Trade/Matador on August 27