NPR is offering a stream of Belle & Sebastian’s Write About Love. I’ve had a chance to listen to this a bunch, and it is fantastic. Click this link, or the image above and stream the album.
Featuring: Deer Tick, Anjimile, Francis of Delirium, Thundercat ft. WILLOW, Cat Clyde, Dan Labich, Nic Panken, Kacey Musgraves, Mei Semones ft. John Roseboro, Andrew Sa, Hunter Morris / Mountain of Youth, Maria Taylor ft. Conor Oberst, Kevin Morby, Arlo Parks
Featuring: Surfbort, Alex Amen, Deloyd Elze, Joey Quiñones, Melanie Baker, Banshee Tree, Gia Margaret, Kiki Cavazos, Dida Pelled, and Metric
Featuring: Devon Gilfillian, King Tuff, Tenille Townes (ft. Lori McKenna), Monster Rally, Buck Meek, Elizabeth and The Catapult, India Ramey, Nathan Evans Fox, Courtney Barnett, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Soda Blonde, Noah Gundersen, Jonny Fritz, Valley Boy, Tyler Lyle, Jessye DeSilva (ft. Butch Walker)
I absolutely overworked this one. There’s no grand concept, I just kept dragging songs up and down like I was trying to solve a puzzle that didn’t need solving. At some point I realized the only real rule was “does this feel good right here?” and that was