- Record Label: Matador/Jeepster
- Release Date: Jun 6, 2000
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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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SelectIf some of 'Fold Your Hands' is marred by the curse of songwriting democracy and the faint sound of water being trodden,... at their best, Belle & Sebastian are still utterly unique, still utterly beguiling.
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The group's lack of growth has begun to make their well-established talents wear thin.
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Slow of tempo and devoid of the irony and insouciance that made Belle & Sebastian semi-famous among record store employees and their friends.
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On its fourth full-length adventure, Glaswegian septet Belle & Sebastian wanders away from their painfully catchy melodies with symphonic '70s-esque feather rock.
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Scottish pop whizzes Belle and Sebastian have finally found a way to rid themselves of their onerous rep as critics' darlings: They've made an album that isn't very good.
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The problem is that the album is perhaps too subtle for its own good, and even after repeated listens, it fails to connect on any meaningful level
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Given time, fans will warm to Peasant, but ultimately the inconsistency of it's songwriting is a tad disappointing.
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Belle & Sebastian's formula is beginning to see some wear.
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The album lacks the breathless show-stoppers that have long peppered their records.
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Begins the band's slide into sonic monotony and lyrical malaise.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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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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GilbertMulroneycakesAndTheNewsDec 10, 2003