Sixteen years have passed since the Scottish indie pop godfathers The Pastels released their last album,Illumination. And now they are back! But this isn't the kind of comeback that you are used to seeing with many 80s legends. In fact, The Pastels never split up, they have just been working at a very very slow pace, so it's another step in their career. It wouldn't be fair to say that they have been laying on their backs since 1997, because they have produced interesting film soundtracks (The Last Great Wilderness, 2003) and small jewels (like the excellent collaboration with Tenniscoats called Two Sunsets, 2009). Slow Summits, though, is the first proper full LP by Stephen and Katrina in a long time and it's worth celebrating.
The album was recorded in Glasgow with a band featuring classic collaborators such as Gerald Love (Teenage Fanclub), Tom Crossley, Allison Mitchell and John Hogarty, plus the original pastel Aggi and Norman Blake (also from Teenage Fanclub). Highly recommended!
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