God Help the Girl

God Help the Girl
Studio album by
God Help the Girl
Released22 June 2009
StudioAngel Studios, Islington, London, England; Cava Sounds, Glasgow, Scotland
GenreIndie pop, chamber pop, girl group
Length44:36
LabelRough Trade, Matador
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Rockfeedback[3]
Pitchfork(7.5/10)[4]
PopMatters[5]
Stereokill[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[1]
Uncut[1]
The Times[8]
Record Collector[9]

God Help the Girl is a 2009 album by Stuart Murdoch of the band Belle and Sebastian with female vocalists such as Catherine Ireton.[10] God Help the Girl is also the name of the band and the accompanying film released in 2014. The songs are about a Scottish girl who is hospitalized after a nervous breakdown.[10] Two songs (Funny Little Frog and Act of the Apostle) were taken from the repertory of Belle and Sebastian.

  1. ^ a b c "God Help The Girl by God Help The Girl". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Rockfeedback. "- RFB". rockfeedback.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ "God Help the Girl: God Help the Girl Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ^ "God Help the Girl: God Help the Girl". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. ^ "stereokill.net - life without a pause // alternative music criticism, news, reviews, features". stereokill.net. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (18 June 2009). "God Help the Girl, God Help the Girl". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  8. ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times". The Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.[dead link]
  9. ^ "God Help The Girl - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  10. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "God Help the Girl". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2019.