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A recent addition to the Q & A section of the Belle & Sebastian website reads:

"Q. I have a one and a half year old son, Captain, who just absolutely LOVES your music. Did you ever think about kids when you were writing some of your songs?...

A. Not really, I must confess. I'm glad it appeals to the young though. We're still babies ourselves, so it comes naturally.

Stuart"

Well, Stuart might not have kiddies on the brain, but his bandmate Mick Cooke does. As we reported back in May, the Belle and Sebastian member curated a benefit compilation for the non-profit organization Save the Children, gathering together such modern rock superstars as the Flaming Lips, Franz Ferdinand, Four Tet, Snow Patrol, the Divine Comedy, and Jonathan Richman doing children's songs.

The comp is called The Colours Are Brighter, it's out October 16 on Rough Trade, and it contains the following tracks, according to NME.com:

01 Four Tet (featuring Princess Watermelon) - "Go Go Ninja Dinosaur"
02 Rasputina - "A Skeleton Bang"
03 Franz Ferdinand - "Jackie Jackson"
04 Snow Patrol - "I Am an Astronaut"
05 The Divine Comedy - "Three Cheers for Pooh, Cottleston Pie, Piglet Ho"
06 The Kooks - "The King & I"
07 Half Man Half Biscuit - "David Wainwright's Feet"
08 The Barcelona Pavilion - "Tidy Up Tidy Up"
09 Jonathan Richman - "Out Dog Is Getting Older Now"
10 Ivor Cutler Trio - "Mud"
11 The Flaming Lips - "The Big Ol' Bug Is the New Baby Now"
12 Belle & Sebastian - "The Monkeys Are Breaking out of the Zoo"
13 Kathryn Williams - "Night Baking"

Belle & Sebastian hit the European summer festival circuit over the next few months, with dates in the UK, Iceland, and more:

07-27 Reykjavik, Iceland - Nasa
07-29 Borgafjordur, - Braedslan
08-12 St. Malo, France - Route du Rock Festival
08-13 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Festival
08-18 Salzburgring, Austria - Frequency Festival
08-19 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
09-02 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic