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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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Stuart, Chortle
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk