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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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Stuart, Chortle
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.