'Tigermilk'

One of my friends from my formative years went to the University of North Texas to study film. Following graduation, he left for Hollywood and has been there ever since.

We communicate mostly over Facebook and e-mail. Periodically, we correspond and ask each other what we are listening to.

Just two weeks ago, he said he had been listening to a bunch of indie rock from the 1990s like The Pixies and Sonic Youth. He couldn't believe that he was listening to so much crap at the time with all this brilliant, life-changing music all around us. We were too wrapped up in teenage wannabe punk rock and ska groups. We thought we had it figured out.

Like all good music lovers, we aged and matured. Our tastes along with it. It's quite the transformation. As if our love for music had gone to war and seen action and come home changed, old, wise and poignant.

Belle and Sebastian's debut album took three days to record and only 1,000 copies were originally printed for sale.

One song was used in the film, Juno, so you know it's indie rock.

Slowly, they've become one of my favorite bands. Twenty-five years after the fact. Here's to growing up.