Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

Pop · 2015 · 16 tracks · 1h 18m

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance

Belle and Sebastian

Literate storytelling meets the dancefloor. A glossy, synth-forward evolution of their signature chamber pop, balancing personal history with disco-tinted grooves.

It's the one where the shy indie kids finally go to the disco and realize they love it.

A resilient and rhythmic celebration of life that finds joy in the dancefloor while keeping its literary heart intact.

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance · vs · Belle and Sebastian

Urban Night+2.8σ

Urban Night saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 18m

01

Nobody’s Empire

5:08

02

Allie

3:16

03

The Party Line

4:14

04

The Power of Three

3:57

05

The Cat With the Cream

5:18

06

Enter Sylvia Plath

6:49

07

The Everlasting Muse

5:25

08

Perfect Couples

5:30

09

Ever Had a Little Faith?

4:22

10

Play for Today

7:33

11

The Book of You

4:23

12

Today (This Army’s for Peace)

5:26

13

Born to Act

3:07

14

Two Birds

3:48

15

Piggy in the Middle

4:21

16

A Politician’s Silence

5:43

Moments Worth Waiting For

the sudden shift into a propulsive euro-disco beat on track six

the vulnerable piano opening of track one that builds into a triumphant anthem

the playful male-female vocal interplay during the bridge of track ten

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