- Record Label: Matador/Jeepster
- Release Date: Jun 6, 2000
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Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings
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Positive: 22 out of 26
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Mixed: 4 out of 26
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Negative: 0 out of 26
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GianniApr 24, 2008
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TelmoC.Mar 30, 2002Just Perfect! The best by B&S
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MikeT.Jul 11, 2001Disappointing. Despite a couple of brilliant songs ("I Fought in a War", "The Model"), this is easily the band's weakest work to date.
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DaelynS.Aug 4, 2001
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JacobH.Oct 3, 2001
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HaydnG.Sep 17, 2001
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GilbertMulroneycakesAndTheNewsDec 10, 2003
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BenjaminBunnyAug 12, 2003Yes it does lack the freshness and naivete of their earlier records, but even if B&S seem to be stretching a touch to come up with interesting lyrics they outdo themselves musically with their most intricate, varied and elegant set.
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Dec 6, 2010Barman is more varied. But for B&S at their most soothing, Fold your Hands is the best. Skip Beyond the Sunrise and enjoy. The last three tracks are wonderful.
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Hand-clappable tunes and delicious cover design aside, sharp narrative-driven writing has been what saves the band from being merely annoying or silly or cute; too bad Fold Your Hands Child entirely abandons the vivid narrative vignette model.
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In a larger sense, the shock is that Belle and Sebastian have grown out of their awkward adolescence. And they sound all the more interesting for having done so in full view of their fans.
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Belle & Sebastian's formula is beginning to see some wear.