Mobile Safari
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Production
The album was recorded at Glasgow's Stuffhouse Studios and CAVA Sound Workshops.[3] Dean Wareham contributed guitar to a few tracks.[4]
"Flightpaths to Each Other" was also the name of an art exhibit organized by the band in 1994, in Glasgow.[5]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings AllMusic wrote that the band "stretched out to an American audience with their calm and reflective style of blissful indie pop."[3] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an enjoyable collection of ragamuffin odes to life in and outside of an underachieving indie band."[6] 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."[4] Martin C. Strong called it "a wryly self-deprecating look at an indie band’s lot."[7] Spin wrote that "this spacious record goes way beyond the shambly pop aesthetic with which the Pastels are associated."[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Stephen McRobbie, except where noted.
- "Exploration Team" (David Keegan, McRobbie) – 3:04
- "Mandarin" (Katrina Mitchell) – 3:26
- "Yoga" (McRobbie, Annabel Wright) – 4:17
- "Mobile Deli" (Wright) – 1:32
- "Exotic Arcade" – 2:58
- "Classic Line-Up" – 3:17
- "Flightpaths to Each Other" (Keegan, McRobbie) – 2:12
- "Basement Scam" – 4:50
- "Strategic Gear" – 1:52
- "Token Collecting" (Mitchell) – 3:13
- "Coolport" – 3:32
- "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
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