Belle and Sebastian return with clattering indie-pop gem "We Were Beautiful"
28 July 2017, 09:25
| Written by
Laurence Day
Belle and Sebastian have shared "We Were Beautiful", the first new music since their 2015 record Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance.
The Scottish indie veterans recorded the song in Glasgow and produced it with Brian McNeill.
Belle and Sebastian have a busy few months of touring ahead, with North American shows currently underway, Dutch dates in September, and a Japanese jaunt in October. Find out full details.
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