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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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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John Robins, Comedian
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Stuart, Chortle
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube