Sittin' Pretty (The Pastels album)
| Sittin' Pretty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | November 1987, July 1988, January 1989, REL Studios, Edinburgh | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 39:08 | |||
| Label | US-Homestead[1] UK-Chapter 22[2] | |||
| Producer | Richard Mazda[3] | |||
| The Pastels chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Sittin' Pretty | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
Sittin' Pretty is the second album by the Scottish band The Pastels, released in 1989.[5][6][7]
Critical reception[edit]
Trouser Press wrote that "while there's nothing new in Sittin' Pretty's off-key awkwardness and gawky grooves (for the first time, the Pastels sound like they're consciously trying to sound like themselves), this outing from the monsters of twee is not without its gems."[3] The New York Times wrote that the album "has melodies as simple as nursery rhymes, cut to shreds by brazen, bullying guitar solos."[1] Martin C. Strong wrote that the album "featured some of the sweetest, juiciest moments in The Pastels' chequered career."[8] The Herald called the album "a small but perfectly formed eccentricity in which the spirits of Iggy Pop, Jonathan Richman, and the Velvet Underground combine in wistful splendour."[9]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing to Be Done" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Anne Boleyn" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "Sit on It Mother" | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Holy Moly" | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Ugly Town" | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Zooom" | 2:53 |
| 7. | "Baby, You're Just You" | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Ditch the Fool" | 7:54 |
| 9. | "Sittin' Pretty" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Swerve" | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 36:46 | |
Personnel[edit]
- Stephen Pastel – guitar, vocals, design
- Brian Taylor – guitar
- Martin Hayward – bass, guitar
- Bernice Simpson – drums
- Annabel Wright – keyboards, design, vocals
- David Keegan – guitar
- Sophie Pragnell – viola
- Eugene Kelly – vocals
- Nicole Geddes – cello
- Richard Mazda – harmonica, percussion, producer, autoharp
- Neil Ross & Mark Smith – engineer
- Dougie McBride – photography
References[edit]
- ^ a b "HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES (Published 1989)". The New York Times. 26 November 1989 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 441–442.
- ^ a b "Pastels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Sittin' Pretty at AllMusic
- ^ "The Pastels | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Jack, Malcolm (1 March 2016). "Cult heroes: the Pastels – the quirky individualists at the heart of Glasgow's music scene". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (14 December 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The PASTELS biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Pastelism". HeraldScotland. 4 November 1989.
