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1) The Pastels, from Glasgow, have been described as an ‘almost pop’ group. As the description implies the group have some pop elements but miss out on others and have never charted. Their early records (1982-85) for labels like Whaam!, Creation and Rough Trade had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed all at odds with the time. But an emerging fanzine culture identified with the group’s sound and image, and slowly The Pastels started to influence a new wave of groups which interested the NME and other UK media. By now The Pastels were evolving and, although part of the NME’s c86 compilation, in interviews they always sought to distance themselves from both twee and shambling developments. Their debut album Up for a Bit With the Pastels (Glass, 1987) was quite strange, moving from garage pop-punk through to ballads with synth orchestra splashes. The follow-up Sittin’ Pretty (Chapter22, 1989) was harder but less interesting. Reports started to appear in the UK music press that the group was splitting up.
Slowly it became clear that a new line-up was configuring around original members, Stephen McRobbie and Annabel Wright (Aggi), now joined by Katrina Mitchell.
1) The Pastels, from Glasgow, have been described as an ‘almost pop’ group. As the description implies the group have some pop elements but miss out on others and have never charted. Their early records (1982-85) for labels like Whaam!, Creation and Rough Trade had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed all at odds with the time. But an emerging fanzine culture identified with the group’s sound and image, and slowly The Pastels started to influence a new wave of groups which interested the NME and other UK media. By now The Pastels were evolving and, although part of the NME’s c86 compilation, in interviews they always sought to distance themselves from both twee and shambling developments. Their debut album Up for a Bit With the Pastels (Glass, 1987) was quite strange, moving from garage pop-punk through to ballads with synth orchestra splashes. The follow-up Sittin’ Pretty (Chapter22, 1989) was harder but less interesting. Reports started to appear in the UK music press that the group was splitting up.
Slowly it became clear that a new line-up was configuring around original members, Stephen McRobbie and Annabel Wright (Aggi), now joined by Katrina Mitchell.
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JustChewIt wrote:
what a sound!
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maitresolymar wrote:
i ´m crazy with this sound.help me for founding more same sound.thank ´s a lot
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aoslrtm wrote:
good
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bramin22 wrote:
Both the Doo-wop and Indie Pop groups are good.
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Degarmo wrote:
nearly a million plays!
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asuitablebush wrote:
Yes he worked in John Smith & Son. It's now a Starbucks.
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CrummyLank wrote:
stephen worked in a bookshop on byres road but didn't own it
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jedrekw wrote:
speeding motorcycle is just pure.. lady gaga should listen to it
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staywaivy wrote:
"Please don't think of us as an 'indie band' as it was never meant to be a genre, and anyway we are far too outward looking for that sad tag." Stephen McRobbie
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timahall wrote:
Stephen Pastel had a book shop on Byres Road, I think.
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franti91 wrote:
Their cover of Advice to the Graduate by the Silver Jews is just great
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jacobfreakscene wrote:
Listening for the first time. I've been listening to Teenage Fanclub forever, dunno why I didn't give these guys a listen a long time ago. They're just as amazing as TF.
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bingbongbilly wrote:
Did the Pastels have a record shop in Byres Road, Glasgow for a while or maybe I'm hallucinating?
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candlaero wrote:
Token shout for the doo-wop Pastels :)
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Hellraiser917 wrote:
quality!
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exhaustive wrote:
Sittin' Pretty is really pretty.
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MessyMess wrote:
Sometimes I'd get lost without The Pastels =)
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TobySligo123 wrote:
yes!
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katiusza_swave wrote:
yeah fuckin tweeeeeee
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jellydonut52 wrote:
ffffffffuuuuuuuuck Viaduct is amazing
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interview, 1980s focus
6 Apr 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/thepastels
I was thinking of Tori Kudo's helpfully self-documenting
series of ongoing interviews. Bearing in mind I / we might not
ongo, here's a recent one for a college project. 1980s
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