If The Byrds or REM had joined the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood maybe they’d have played the baroque folk-pop Seattle’s Green Pajamas have pushed since 1984.
Still stalked by dark ladies and ghost lovers, The Pajamas’ 30th album in an apparently infinitely sustainable career satisfies regular customers’ expectations of effortlessly hummable guitar pop – Supervirgin’s McCartney bass runs and the controlled rush of Carrie – but offers enough new moves to justify the band’s persistence.
The Queen’s Last Tango, for example, is a Balkan-sounding polka that becomes an incendiary twin guitar burn-out.
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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