After the less-than-average “Storytelling”, Belle and Sebastian are firmly back in the driver’s seat with “Dear Catastrophe Waitress”. There’s a bit of everything in here, but overall it’s just a good, solid pop album, nothing more, nothing less. It seems a natural place to go for the band after their past releases and evolves on their previous sound, but Stu Murdoch & Co. keep from losing any of their charm in the process. There are still the same tragic fates, quirky real-world narratives and silly feel-good songs which fans of the group have come to love through the years. That is of course not to say that there’s nothing new on here though. “Dear Catastrophe Waitress” represents an evolution not a revolution, true, but there are songs like “Step Into My Office, Baby”, “Piazza, New York Catcher” and “Lord Anthony” which sound more fresh and clean than your other average B&S songs.