Stuart Murdoch (musician)
Stuart Lee Murdoch is a Scottish musician, writer and filmmaker, and the lead singer and songwriter for the indie pop band Belle and Sebastian.
Murdoch performing in Los Angeles in 2003
Murdoch with Belle and Sebastian in 2010 at the Wang Theatre in Boston
Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle and Sebastian" comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1966 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry adapted from a television series of the same name. Though consistently lauded by critics, Belle and Sebastian's "wistful pop" has enjoyed only limited commercial success.
Members of Belle and Sebastian, pictured sometime between 2001 and 2006. Left to right: Mick Cooke, Richard Colburn, Bobby Kildea, Chris Geddes, Stevie Jackson, Sarah Martin, Stuart Murdoch)
Belle and Sebastian performing at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., in 2006
Onstage in Berlin, 2011
Performing "Piazza, New York Catcher" at the Orpheum Boston, 2024