Belle and Sebastian   The Boy With the Arab Strap
3.9
excellent
Ranking: #162 for 1998

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3.0 goodolisz | January 25th 25

While not an unpleasant listen, the band delivered more captivating work both prior and later to this record.

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5.0 classicWill Fagan | December 24th 14

An absolutely flawless collection of chamber pop strings and wistful vocals.

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4.0 excellentskippingboy123 | January 4th 11

Love this album, wish some of the song weren't in it though.

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