Belle & Sebastian – Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It

When you have as many excellent songs as Belle and Sebastian do, it’s easy for ones that aren’t so immediate to slip through the cracks. I tend to centre most of my B&S listening around Tigermilk and If You’re Feeling Sinister, their first two albums. There is a lot of good stuff to be found elsewhere though, particularly in their EP releases. Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It comes from their 2001 Jonathan David EP and it’s far better than I initially gave it credit for. Sweeping orchestral arrangements, verses that build perfectly, and a pleasant, if slightly sparse, story. While it may not rank amongst their best, a solid Belle and Sebastian is far better than the best songs of most bands.