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Girls in Peacetime Want To Dance

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
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Studio album by Belle and Sebastian
Released 19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
20 January 2015 (2015-01-20) (North America)
Recorded 2014
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Genre Indie pop
Length 61:16
83:35 (4LP version)
Label Matador
Producer Ben H. Allen III
Belle and Sebastian chronology
The Third Eye Centre
(2013)The Third Eye Centre2013
Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance
(2015)
Live 2015
(2015)Live 20152015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 76/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars
The A.V. Club B+
Entertainment Weekly A−
The Guardian 4/5 stars
The Independent 4/5 stars
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars
NME 7/10
Pitchfork 6.6/10
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Spin 7/10

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is the eighth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian, released on 19 January 2015. The album was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 2014 and was Belle & Sebastian's first record to be produced by Ben H. Allen III. It was their first record to be distributed worldwide by Matador Records. The first single from the album, "The Party Line", was announced on 29 October 2014 with its first airplay on BBC 6 Music.

The album reached #9 in the UK Albums Chart and #28 in the US Albums Chart for the 1 week of entry.

On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album maintains a score of 76 out of 100 based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Highlighting the group's increased sense of rhythm and attention to dance music, Stephen Carlick of Exclaim! wrote that "Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a statement record that Belle and Sebastian are still expert songwriters, with more than a few musical cards left to play."

All tracks written by Belle & Sebastian.

All tracks written by Belle & Sebastian.


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