What to Look for in Summer

What to Look for in Summer is a double live album by Belle and Sebastian, released on 11 December 2020. The songs were culled from their 2019 world tour and Boaty Weekender tour.

What to Look for in Summer
Live album by Belle and Sebastian
Released	11 December 2020
Recorded	2019
Venue	Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan Union Transfer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts M-Telus, Montreal, Quebec Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania House of Blues, Cleveland, Ohio Auditorio Baluarte, Pamplona, Navarra
Length	99:41
Label	Matador
Belle and Sebastian chronology
Days of the Bagnold Summer (2019) What to Look for in Summer (2020) A Bit of Previous (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	8/10[3]
The Independent	[4]
The Irish Times	[5]
Pitchfork	8.0/10[6]
Uncut	7/10[7]
Under the Radar	7/10[8]

Background

The album was announced alongside the release of music videos for the live versions of "The Boy with the Arab Strap" and "My Wandering Days are Over" which appear on the album.^[9][10] The band took inspiration from progressive rock band Yes's Yessongs and hard rock band Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous; the initial title for the album was "Live and Meticulous", before bandleader Stuart Murdoch vetoed it, calling it "derivative".^[9]

Track listing

Adapted from press release.^[10]

What to Look for in Summer track listing

No.	Title	Venue	Length
1.	"The Song of the Clyde"	Banchory Studios, Glasgow, 6 August 2020	0:33
2.	"Dirty Dream Number Two"	Boaty Weekender tour, 10 August 2019	3:30
3.	"Step Into My Office, Baby"	Boaty Weekender tour, 10 August 2019	4:43
4.	"We Were Beautiful"	Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, Michigan, 21 July 2019	5:37
5.	"Seeing Other People"	Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, 12 July 2019	3:37
6.	"If She Wants Me"	Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 18 July 2019	4:55
7.	"Beyond the Sunrise"	House of Blues, Cleveland, OH, 19 July 2019	4:16
8.	"Wrapped Up in Books"	Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, MI, 21 July 2019	3:26
9.	"Little Lou, Ugly Jack, Prophet John"	Auditoria Baluarte, Pamplona, Spain, 4 November 2019	5:15
10.	"Nice Day for a Sulk"	House of Blues, Boston, MA, 13 July 2019	2:30
11.	"I Can See Your Future"	Boaty Weekender tour, 10 August 2019	3:47
12.	"Funny Little Frog"	M-Telus, Montreal, QC, 15 July 2019	3:10
13.	"The Fox in the Snow"	Royal Oak Theatre, Royal Oak, MI, 21 July 2019	4:19
14.	"If You're Feeling Sinister"	Boaty Weekender tour, 10 August 2019	5:51
15.	"My Wandering Days are Over"	Boaty Weekender tour, 10 August 2019	5:54
16.	"The Wrong Girl"	House of Blues, Boston, MA, 13 July 2019	3:22
17.	"Stay Loose"	Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, 12 July 2019	6:30
18.	"The Boy Done Wrong Again"	House of Blues, Boston, MA, 13 July 2019	4:46
19.	"Poor Boy"	Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, 12 July 2019	3:55
20.	"Dog on Wheels"	Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA, 12 July 2019	3:11
21.	"The Boy with the Arab Strap"	Royal Oak Theatre, Michigan, 21 July 2019	7:38
22.	"I Didn't See it Coming"	Royal Oak Theatre, Michigan, 21 July 2019	4:15
23.	"Belle and Sebastian"	House of Blues, Boston, MA, 13 July 2019	4:42
Total length:			99:41