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Track Listings
| 1. Step Into My Office, Baby |
| 2. Dear Catastrophe Waitress |
| 3. If She Wants Me |
| 4. Piazza, New York Catcher |
| 5. Asleep On A Sunbeam |
| 6. I'm A Cuckoo |
| 7. You Don't Send Me |
| 8. Wrapped Up In Books |
| 9. Lord Anthony |
| 10. If You Find Yourself Caught In Love |
| 11. Roy Walker |
| 12. Stay Loose |
Dear Catastrophe Waitress was a make or break album for Belle & Sebastian. Having lost two founder members (Stuart David to Looper and Isobel Campbell to the Gentle Waves) and produced a couple of endearing but not hugely exciting albums (their soundtrack to Todd Solondz's Storytelling film and their own Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant), the pressure was on for the Scottish indie-pop six-piece to provide a startling return to form.
The presence of Trevor Horn (the man behind Tatu and Frankie Goes to Hollywood) as producer suggested that a stylistic leap was imminent. But would it be at the cost of the group's unique charm? Thankfully not. Chief songwriter Stuart Murdoch has clearly been listening to a lot of Randy Newman and Joe Jackson, along with a touch of Thin Lizzy, and Horn manages to meld these new influences with the trademark B&S sound. "Step into My Office Baby" is orchestral pop with a cheeky, almost raucous bent. "If She Wants Me" pulls off a flirtation with Orange Juice-style funk, while "Stay Loose" could be Squeeze covering "Space Oddity". On the more traditional B&S songs (the title track, "Wrapped Up in Books", live favourite "Lord Anthony"), the ante is upped simply by the quality of songwriting, which is a match for anything from the Tigermilk glory days.
For a band whose best work seemed long behind them, Dear Catastrophe Waitress is just what was ordered. Not simply a return to form, but a bright new future. --Ian Watson
Description
Fifth album from fey Scots indie-pop heroes is their first for Rough Trade and follows 2002's soundtrack effort 'Storytelling'. Featuring their usual blend of twee chamber-pop anddry wit, the album was, bizarrely, produced by Trevor Horn,the man behind the desk for such pop luminaries as Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Grace Jones, the Pet Shop Boys, TATU and LeAnn Rimes.