ONE thing that’s been a staple of twee pop outfit Belle And Sebastian’s career is a reluctance to shy away from any subject matter, whether it may be depression, love or even the loneliness of a middle distance runner.
In keeping with their occasional ventures into athletic subject matter, the band have commemorated 2016’s biggest sporting event with ‘Olympic Village, 6 AM’; their own unofficial anthem for the games.
A chirpy and cheerful number which captures the wholesome spirit that the games always strive to embody, frontman Stuart Murdoch has said of the track:
“Belle and Sebastian dig the Olympics, love the Olympic ideal, love that the world gets together for a big ‘sports day’ once every four years. We can’t be part of it, though we’d like to be. So we recorded a piece of music with Rio in mind, specifically the Track and Field. Here it is: “Olympic Village, 6am.”
Check out the track and its remarkably exuberant new visuals below:
