Mobile Safari

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Mobile Safari
Studio album by
the Pastels
ReleasedFebruary 1995
Recorded1994, Cava Sound Workshops and Stuffhouse, Glasgow
GenreIndie pop, indie rock
Length37:59
LabelDomino[1]
ProducerPaul Chisholm, the Pastels
The Pastels chronology
Sittin' Pretty
(1989) 		Mobile Safari
(1995) 		Illumination
(1997)
Singles from Mobile Safari
  1. "Yoga"
    Released: October 1994
  2. "Worlds of Possibility"
    Released: 1995

Mobile Safari is the third album by the Scottish band the Pastels, released in 1995.[2][3]

Production

The album was recorded at Glasgow's Stuffhouse Studios and CAVA Sound Workshops.[4] Dean Wareham contributed guitar to a few tracks.[5]

"Flightpaths to Each Other" was also the name of an art exhibit organized by the band in 1994, in Glasgow.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

AllMusic wrote that the band "stretched out to an American audience with their calm and reflective style of blissful indie pop."[4] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an enjoyable collection of ragamuffin odes to life in and outside of an underachieving indie band."[7] 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."[5] 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."[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Stephen McRobbie, except where noted.

  1. "Exploration Team" (David Keegan, McRobbie) – 3:04
  2. "Mandarin" (Katrina Mitchell) – 3:26
  3. "Yoga" (McRobbie, Annabel Wright) – 4:17
  4. "Mobile Deli" (Wright) – 1:32
  5. "Exotic Arcade" – 2:58
  6. "Classic Line-Up" – 3:17
  7. "Flightpaths to Each Other" (Keegan, McRobbie) – 2:12
  8. "Basement Scam" – 4:50
  9. "Strategic Gear" – 1:52
  10. "Token Collecting" (Mitchell) – 3:13
  11. "Coolport" – 3:32
  12. "Worlds of Possibility" (Wright, Mitchell, McRobbie) – 3:46

Personnel

  • 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

  1. ^ "Cult heroes: the Pastels – the quirky individualists at the heart of Glasgow's music scene". the Guardian. 1 March 2016.
  2. ^ "The Pastels | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Guides (Firm), Rough (14 December 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c "Mobile Safari - The Pastels | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ a b "Pastels". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. 14 June 1995 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. pp. 441–442.
  8. ^ "The PASTELS biography". The Great Rock Bible. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.


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