The very byword for British indiepop, Belle and Sebastian remain at the top of their game after nearly 30 years of charming songwriting. As they head out on a UK and Ireland tour from 2 July, frontman Stuart Murdoch will be answering your questions – post them in the comments below.
From inauspicious beginnings in Glasgow – their debut album Tigermilk was assisted by a Scottish welfare programme for unemployed musicians – to Brit awards, cruise-ship festivals and the Hollywood Bowl, Belle and Sebastian have brought a fair amount of razzle-dazzle to music that is often (rather inaccurately) thought of as meek and retiring: “sad bastard music”, as Jack Black’s character in High Fidelity had it.
