The Pastels!!!

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Are great! Has ILM talked about them? If not, fell free to discuss them. Anyone know if they will have a new album in the foreseeable future?

― g, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I saw the pastels supporting huggy bear i believe it was at the (semi)legendary Jericho Tavern in Oxford. They underwhelmed me at the time but that was before I started somking inordinate amounts of skunk weed on a daily basis.

― justin case, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Some one here please explain the use of the word "underwhemled"???
I've seen it twice used in ordinary coversations. Underwhemled is not a word. I know its not cause I looked it up. Its one of those skills I learned in my school(when I was young).

― Mr Noodles, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

They were pretty shit until "Truck Train Tractor". Intermittently genius. Loved the recent-ish remix LP.

― electric sound of jim, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

'Underwhelm' is in my Collins dictionary. As you might imagine, it's a 20th century coined word that means the opposite of 'overwhelm' (ie. to disappoint, make no positive impact upon). Originally a jokey flip of 'overwhelm' and now almost common currency, yes.

― N., Saturday, 19 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Boy, wont Sloan be dissappointed to know that.

― Mr Noodles, Saturday, 19 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Ahh, it's been ages since I snarkily used that Sloan quote to irritate me. Takes me back to the heady days of youth...

[I'm slightly left of centre]

― emil.y, Sunday, 20 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Sloans know it's a word; it 's in their FAQ.

― Vic Funk, Sunday, 20 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Well I'll be you learn something new every day.
Next your going to tell me affection has one 'f's?

― Mr Noodles, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

back to the Pastels, I like the remix album a lot, and the last two proper albums (Mobile Safari & Illumination) quite a bit as well.

― g, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

some of the best stuff dean wareham has done in years (since luna's penthouse)

― cybele, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I liked that tribute album as well, speciall the Future Pilot AKA cover of Rough Riders.

― Mr Noodles, Monday, 21 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

nine years pass...

nothin to be done is such a perfect song such a dirty & joyous ode to fatalism

― ban lex pretend (Lamp), Friday, 1 April 2011 04:45 (fourteen years ago)

Oh that song is so great overall.

― Wacky Way Lounge (Evan), Friday, 1 April 2011 04:47 (fourteen years ago)

Love that song so much

― a fucking stove just fell on my foot. (Colonel Poo), Friday, 1 April 2011 08:48 (fourteen years ago)

Sittin' Pretty is their best album by a mile

― OH RICHEY, WHY. (PaulTMA), Friday, 1 April 2011 09:34 (fourteen years ago)

two years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70V_PcW1om8

― schlump, Monday, 8 April 2013 23:13 (twelve years ago)

two months pass...

never paid much attention to this bands music but the new album is lovely listening for a drizzly saturday evening.

― Old Boy In Network (Michael B), Saturday, 22 June 2013 17:48 (twelve years ago)

three months pass...

The latest record is wonderful. I can't thing of a band of their generation that've maintained their aceness as well as The Pastels. The instrumental title track off the newie is my default headjam.

― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 26 September 2013 07:41 (twelve years ago)

Had forgotten all about them.

― curmudgeon, Thursday, 26 September 2013 16:21 (twelve years ago)

tbf this is their first full album in 16 years

― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Thursday, 26 September 2013 16:31 (twelve years ago)

Looking forward to seeing them in a few weeks. I saw them a couple of years ago with the Tenniscoats but haven't seen them as just The Pastels for about 6 years, and that was a support slot to a JAMC reunion show.

― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 26 September 2013 16:35 (twelve years ago)

All-time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzugwxMenKM

― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 26 September 2013 18:28 (twelve years ago)

Have seen them a couple of times in the last year. They followed a great and energetic Aislers Set reunion at the Chickfactor anniverary London show, and somehow it not only worked but seemed perfect.. the excitement followed by the reflective glow.

― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:50 (twelve years ago)

*anniversary

― ineloquentwow (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 26 September 2013 21:51 (twelve years ago)

(hey, I was there)

― koogs, Friday, 27 September 2013 07:01 (twelve years ago)

two years pass...

they're playing Aarhus, Denmark this weekend - if any ilxors are attending I'm up for sharing a beer at the nearby cornershop

― niels, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 12:35 (nine years ago)

Sittin' Pretty is their best album by a mile

Yep.

― everything, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 16:48 (nine years ago)

nahhhh.

― cw, Wednesday, 18 May 2016 20:14 (nine years ago)

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