The Life Pursuit is a 2006 album by Scottish indie pop band, Belle & Sebastian. It was released in Europe on 6 February 2006 by Rough Trade Records and in North America on February 7, 2006 by Matador Records.
The album earned the band its most successful chart performance yet, reaching #8 in the UK Album Chart and #65 on the Billboard 200 in the United States, selling 20,485 units in the first week.
Pitchfork Media named the album the 86th greatest of the 2000s