Tigermilk

Tigermilk
Studio album by Belle & Sebastian
Released	6 June 1996
Recorded	Ca Va Studios, Glasgow
Genre	Indie pop, Chamber pop
Length	41:37
Label	Electric Honey
Producer	Alan Rankine[citation needed]
Belle & Sebastian chronology
Tigermilk (1996) If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Calgary Sun	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(8.4/10)[3]
Robert Christgau	(A-)[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Tigermilk is the 1996 debut album from Scottish pop group Belle & Sebastian. Originally given a limited release (1,000 copies) by Electric Honey, the album was subsequently re-released in 1999 by Jeepster Records. The cover photograph was taken by Stuart Murdoch, and features the same model who appeared on the cover of the Dog on Wheels EP.

The album is named after a song that didn't end up making the cut – an instrumental that was later performed numerous times on Belle & Sebastian's early tours. All of the songs on the album were written by Stuart Murdoch between 1993 and 1996, and originally performed solo on the Glasgow open mic circuit. Though he performs on the album, trumpet player Mick Cooke was not yet an official member of the band.

Pitchfork Media included "The State I Am In" at number 17 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.^[6]

Track listing

(all songs written by Stuart Murdoch)

1. "The State I Am In" – 4:57
2. "Expectations" – 3:34
3. "She's Losing It" – 2:22
4. "You're Just a Baby" – 3:41
5. "Electronic Renaissance" – 4:50
6. "I Could Be Dreaming" – 5:56
7. "We Rule the School" – 3:27
8. "My Wandering Days Are Over" – 5:25
9. "I Don't Love Anyone" – 3:56
10. "Mary Jo" – 3:29

Personnel

• Stuart Murdoch - Vocals, Guitar
• Stuart David - Bass
• Isobel Campbell - Cello
• Chris Geddes - Keyboards, piano
• Richard Colburn - Drums
• Stevie Jackson - Guitar
• Mick Cooke - Trumpet

Trivia

• "I Could Be Dreaming" features Isobel Campbell reciting a passage from "Rip Van Winkle" over the outro.
• "Expectations" is featured in the Academy Award-winning 2007 film Juno.
• "Mary Jo" is sampled by Swedish singer Jens Lekman in his song "Black Cab"
• "We Rule the School" was featured in an episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
• "I Don't Love Anyone" was featured in the film The Devil Wears Prada (2006).

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Calgary Sun review
3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
4. ^ Robert Christgau review
5. ^ Rolling Stone review
6. ^ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s

External links

• Album info