How to Solve Our Human Problems

by Belle and Sebastian

How to Solve Our Human Problems cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 16 February 2018
  • Label: Matador
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:09:19
  • Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Brian McNeill, Carla Easton, Dave McGowan, Cameron Kinghorn, Mark Henderson, The Laurels String Quartet, Paul Savage, Emily MacLaren, Zach Miller, William Moriconi, Robert Henderson, Anna Miles, Inflo, Celia Carcia, Leo Abrahams, Stuart Evans, Sarah Perbix, Therese Martin

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Compiling a trio of extended plays released sequentially over a three-month period, this project signaled a return to the band's preferred 1990s release format. Moving away from the heavy disco-pop of their previous studio album, the tracks re-embrace the group's classic, acoustic-driven twee and chamber pop arrangements. The collection provides an expansive, relaxed showcase of the veteran indie group's enduring melodic sensibilities.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Sweet Dew Lee (6:29)
  2. We Were Beautiful (5:37)
  3. Fickle Season (4:03)
  4. The Girl Doesn't Get It (4:48)
  5. Everything Is Now - Instrumental (5:28)
  6. Show Me the Sun (3:53)
  7. The Same Star (3:35)
  8. I'll Be Your Pilot (4:15)
  9. Cornflakes (4:26)
  10. A Plague On Other Boys (5:01)
  11. Poor Boy (4:28)
  12. Everything Is Now - Part Two (5:38)
  13. Too Many Tears (4:27)
  14. There Is An Everlasting Song (3:23)
  15. Best Friend (3:41)

Credits

  • Andy Thompson - arranged by [strings], glockenspiel
  • Cory Grossman - cello [the laurels string quartet]
  • Erica Burton - viola [the laurels string quartet]
  • Jesse Petersen - violin [the laurels string quartet]
  • Josh Misner - violin [the laurels string quartet]
  • Dave McGowan - pedal steel guitar, bass, bass guitar, bass, percussion
  • Robert Henderson - trumpet
  • William Moriconi - oboe
  • Belle & Sebastian - Primary Artist, Producer
  • Emily MacLaren - Mixed By, Producer, Engineer, Percussion
  • Stuart Evans - Mixed By, Producer, Engineer
  • Brian McNeill - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Engineer, Mixed By, Producer, Clavinet, Electric Piano
  • Leo Abrahams - Guitar, Synth
  • Kristofer Harris - Mixed By
  • Paul Savage - Engineer, Mixed By, Producer

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