Mobile Safari
| Mobile Safari | ||||
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| Released | February 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994, Cava Sound Workshops and Stuffhouse, Glasgow | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Domino[1] | |||
| Producer | Paul Chisholm, The Pastels | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
Mobile Safari is the third album by the Scottish band The Pastels, released in 1995.[4][5]
Production
[edit]The album was recorded at Glasgow's Stuffhouse Studios and CAVA Sound Workshops.[2] Dean Wareham contributed guitar to a few tracks.[6]
"Flightpaths to Each Other" was also the name of an art exhibit organized by the band in 1994, in Glasgow.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]AllMusic wrote that the band "stretched out to an American audience with their calm and reflective style of blissful indie pop."[2] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an enjoyable collection of ragamuffin odes to life in and outside of an underachieving indie band."[3] Trouser Press wrote that the album "builds upon the Pastels’ oft-copied shambling pop sound, but rounds off some of the songs’ rough edges with fleshed-out arrangements and sensitive, clear production."[6] Martin C. Strong called it "a wryly self-deprecating look at an indie band’s lot."[8] Spin wrote that "this spacious record goes way beyond the shambly pop aesthetic with which the Pastels are associated."[7]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Stephen McRobbie, except where noted.
- "Exploration Team" (David Keegan, McRobbie) – 3:04
- "Mandarin" (Katrina Mitchell) – 3:26
- "Yoga" (McRobbie, Annabel Wright) – 4:17
- "Mobile Deli" (Wright) – 1:32
- "Exotic Arcade" – 2:58
- "Classic Line-Up" – 3:17
- "Flightpaths to Each Other" (Keegan, McRobbie) – 2:12
- "Basement Scam" – 4:50
- "Strategic Gear" – 1:52
- "Token Collecting" (Mitchell) – 3:13
- "Coolport" – 3:32
- "Worlds of Possibility" (Wright, Mitchell, McRobbie) – 3:46
Personnel
[edit]- Stephen McRobbie (or Stephen Pastel) – guitar, vocals
- Katrina Mitchell – drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards, guitar
- Annabel Wright (or Aggi) – bass, vocals, keyboards, guitar, artwork
- David Keegan – guitar
- Dean Wareham – guitar
- Norman Blake – guitar, vocals, percussion
- Gerard Love – guitar, vocals
- Sarah Ward – flute
- Judi Mitchell – cor anglais
- Dawn Kelly – French horn
- Maureen Roberts – saxophone
- Luke Williams – trombone
- Darren Ramsay – trumpet
- Laura Mitchell – viola
References
[edit]- ^ "Cult heroes: the Pastels – the quirky individualists at the heart of Glasgow's music scene". the Guardian. 1 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mobile Safari - The Pastels | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 441–442.
- ^ "The Pastels | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Guides (Firm), Rough (14 December 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Pastels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 14 June 1995 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The PASTELS biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
External links
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