Belle and Sebastian have been making music to critical acclaim since their formation in 1996. They have played hundreds of gigs and won a Brit Award; their music has been featured in popular films; and their unsettling, often surreal songs, delicate melodies, and alternative approach to pop stardom have earned them fans worldwide. In the All-Night Café is founding member Stuart David's charming and evocative memoir of Belle and Sebastian's first year, an as-yet-undocumented period of the band's history. Beginning with the fortuitous meeting of Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David at a course for unemployed musicians in Glasgow, it tells--in David's eminently readable and understated style--of their adventures in two early incarnations of Belle and Sebastian, culminating in the recording of the band's much-loved and highly praised debut album, Tigermilk. But this is not just a book for Belle and Sebastian fans: it's a universal story about being young, out of work, and trying to make something of your life--about discovering something you love, being fortunate enough to find similarly minded people, and making a go of it.
