Sittin' Pretty (The Pastels album) explained

Sittin' Pretty
Type:Album
Artist:The Pastels
Cover:Sittin' Pretty.jpg
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
Producer:Richard Mazda[2]
Prev Title:Suck On
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Truckload of Trouble
Next Year:1994

Sittin' Pretty is the second album by the Scottish band The Pastels, released in 1989.[3] [4] [5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "while there's nothing new in Sittin' Prettys 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."[2] 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."[6] 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."[7]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: HOME ENTERTAINMENT/RECORDINGS: RECENT RELEASES (Published 1989). The New York Times . November 26, 1989. NYTimes.com.
  2. Web site: Pastels . Trouser Press . 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: The Pastels | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  4. News: Cult heroes: the Pastels – the quirky individualists at the heart of Glasgow's music scene. Malcolm. Jack. The Guardian . March 1, 2016. www.theguardian.com.
  5. Book: Buckley, Peter. The Rough Guide to Rock. December 14, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781843531050. Google Books.
  6. Web site: The PASTELS biography. The Great Rock Bible. 14 December 2020. 12 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200112155745/http://thegreatrockbible.com/portfolio-item/pastels-biography/. dead.
  7. Web site: Pastelism. HeraldScotland. 4 November 1989 .