ATC (band)

As of July 2004, they have produced a second album, Touch The Sky (2003). Past members include Isobel Campbell (vocals and cello) and Stuart David (bass). "Around the World" has received massive radio play world-wide, but the rest of the album was generally considered lacking by critics. The current members of the band are Stuart Murdoch (vocals, guitar and keyboards), Stevie Jackson (vocals and guitar), Chris Geddes (keyboards), Sarah Martin (violin and vocals), Mick Cooke (trumpet and bass), Bobby Kildea (guitar and bass) and Richard Colburn (drums). They broke into the mainstream with their electronica crossover hit single "Around the World (La La La)" (a cover of Ruki Vverkh's "Pesenka") off their debut album Planet Pop (February 6, 2001). The band's name is taken from Belle et Sébastien, a children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry about a boy (Sébastien) and his dog (Belle), on which was based a 1965 French live action tv series and later a 1981 Japanese anime (see below). ATC, meaning A Touch of Class, is a pop band based in Germany, although the four members each come from different countries—Joe from New Zealand, Sarah from Australia, Tracey from England, and Livio from Italy. In January 2005 Belle and Sebastian were voted Scotland's greatest band, beating Idlewild, Travis, Franz Ferdinand, and The Proclaimers, among others.

Set Me Free. Thus, being in possession of their complete discography is a mark of true devotion. Why Oh Why. Some of this loyalty is due to the fact that until 2003 the band did not include singles on their albums. Around the World. Presenting a slightly fey image to the public at large, Belle and Sebastian's bittersweet love songs inspire a fanatical loyalty amongst their fans, similar to that experienced by The Smiths during their heyday. Touch the Sky. The album Dear Catastrophe Waitress was shortlisted for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize.

Planet Pop. In the summer of 2003 they had their first mainstream hit in the United States with "Step Into My Office, Baby". In July 2002 they announced the switch to Rough Trade Records. The band was then proclaimed Best Newcomer at the 1999 Brit Awards. Their third album, The Boy with the Arab Strap (1998), was a top-20 hit in the UK.

Signing for the slightly larger Jeepster Records they released the album If You're Feeling Sinister in 1996 and a sequence of EPs through 1997. Built mostly around the creative mind of Stuart Murdoch, their first album, Tigermilk, was recorded as part of the course and released on the independent Electric Honey label. Belle & Sebastian is a Scottish twee pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996 under the aegis of a training scheme and music business course. Books (EP), 2004.

I'm a Cuckoo (single), 2004. Step into My Office Baby (single), 2003. Fans Only (compilation DVD), 2003. Dear Catastrophe Waitress, 2003.

Storytelling, 2002. I'm Waking Up To Us (single), 2001. Jonathan David (single), 2001. Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant, 2000.

Legal Man (single), 2000. Lazy Line Painter Jane (box of first three singles/EPs), 2000. This Is Just A Modern Rock Song (single), 1998. The Boy With The Arab Strap, 1998.

Seconds Of Light (EP), 1997. 9. 6. 3.