The winsome charms of Scots indie rockers Belle and Sebastian are explored by music writer Paul Whitelaw in this exhaustive biography of the Glasgow-based band that has become a byword for fey musicality since its inception in the mid-1990s. Outlining the careers of its core musicians, Whitelaw traces the origins of the band's first album, TIGERMILK, as a project for a college music business course, as well as its subsequent runaway success in the U.K. and America. He chronicles the foundering romance between two of the band's main personalities, bandleader Stuart Murdoch and singer Isobel Campbell, and the increasing behind-the-scenes tension as the group's fame grows. Reclusive and insular, Belle and Sebastian are notorious for their antipathy towards the press, and this informative and well-researched biography, written with the cooperation of band members, gives rare insight into their creative process and inner workings.

An entertaining and authorized portrait of the elusive, alternative rock band Belle & Sebastian incorporates original interviews with members of the band, never-before-seen photographs, and all new information about the group and its music.

An entertaining and authorized portrait of the elusive, alternative rock band Belle & Sebastian incorporates original interviews with members of the band, never-before-seen photographs, and all new information about the group and its music.