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The Pastels is tagged as: twee, indie pop, indie, c86, scottish

There are three groups called the Pastels:
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 orch 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. This line-up is ...
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Top 10 The Pastels Songs
Nothing To Be Done
Vivid Youth
Baby Honey
I'm Alright With You
Crawl Babies
Anne Boleyn
Holy Moly
Sit on It Mother
Ugly Town
Zooom
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Top 10 The Pastels Albums
Sittin' Pretty
Up for a Bit With the Pastels
A Truckload of Trouble: 1986-1993
Mobile Safari
Illumination
Illuminati
Speeding Motorcycle / Speedway Star
Suck on the Pastels
The Last Great Wilderness
Speeding Motorcycle
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