Belle & Sebastian announce 'Days of Bagnold Summer' soundtrack, share "Sister Buddha"

July 1, 2019

Belle & Sebastian have composed the soundtrack for new film Days of the Bagnold Summer. The film, which is based on the 2012 graphic novel by Joff Winterhart and directed by Simon Bird (The Inbetweeners), is not out till 2020 but the soundtrack is out September 13 via Matador. It includes 11 new Belle and Sebastian songs, as well as re-recorded versions of “Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying” (from If You’re Feeling Sinister) and “I Know Where The Summer Goes” (from This Is Just a Modern Rock Song EP). “Everything we do that becomes an album is a big deal for us,” says Murdoch. “We’re quietly pleased with how the collaboration went, but the truth is that you don’t know what’s going to happen when it goes out into the world, and people hear it,” adding, “The whole thing with music is to make a good moment better. Deeper, more thrilling, more heartfelt.” You can check out the video for “Sister Buddha” below.

If you’re unfamiliar with Days of the Bagnold Summer, it’s a coming-of-age story “of a heavy-metal-loving teenager’s holiday plans falling through at the last minute, leading to him having to spend the summer with the person who annoys him most in the world: his mum” and stars Monica Dolan, Earl Cave, Rob Brydon, Alice Lowe, Tamsin Greig, and Elliot Speller-Gillott.

Belle & Sebastian will start their North American tour next week which includes a NYC show at Brooklyn Steel on July 10 with Barrie (tickets). They’ll also be at Pitchfork fest where they’ll play If You’re Feeling Sinister in full. All dates are listed below.

tracklist:
1. Sister Buddha (Intro)
2. I Know Where The Summer Goes
3. Did The Day Go Just Like You Wanted?
4. Jill Pole
5. I’ll Keep It Inside
6. Safety Valve
7. The Colour’s Gonna Run
8. Another Day, Another Night
9. Get Me Away From Here I’m Dying
10. Wait And See What The Day Holds
11. Sister Buddha
12. This Letter
13. We Were Never Glorious

Belle & Sebastian – 2019 Tour Dates:
July 2, Sheffield, Leadmill, UK*
July 3, Albert Hall, Manchester, UK*
July 4, O2 Academy, Oxford, UK*
July 10, Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY **
July 11, Sprint Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA #
July 12, Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA #
July 13, House of Blues, Boston, MA #
July 15, M Telus, Montreal, QC %
July 16, Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON %
July 18, The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA %
July 19, House of Blues, Cleveland, OH %
July 20, Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL
July 21, Royal Oak Music Theatre, Royal Oak, MI %
July 23, Weesner Family Amphitheater at the Minnesota Zoo, Minneapolis, MN %
July 25, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Calgary, AB
August 8-12, The Boaty Weekender, Barcelona – Cagliari
Nov 1, Pitchfork Music Festival, Paris, France
Nov 2, Le Krakatoa, Mérignac, France
Nov 3, Le Bikini, Toulouse, France
Nov 4, Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain
Nov 6, Aula Magna, Lisbon, Portugal
Nov 8, Primavera Weekender, Benidorm Spain