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The Pastels

@thepastels.bsky.social
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Independent music group. Songs, intervals, long intervals, clang, vibrant clang, sudden clang, no clang. thepastels.org

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Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
GLASGOW!!! With special guest Stephen Pastel
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Glass Modern Records @glassmodern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Dream-Pop superstar Radhika, sporting the latest Glass Modern T Shirt. Come on down glassmodern.bandcamp.com/merch/glass-... @glassmodernr.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @stoneanthem.bsky.social @wishimage.bsky.social @precrecs.bsky.social @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social
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john hogarty @johnhogarty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Playing the Barrowland Ballroom tomorrow night with @thepastels.bsky.social supporting @bobpetesarah.bsky.social - on at 8pm if you’re coming
Picture from 2010, The Pastels with the St Etienne Fox Base Alpha signs, in a tent at Mosley Folk Festival
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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The Onde De Bouche album is one of our favourites of the year. Here's a video for Isadora's Song. You can buy the record here... monorailmusic.com/products/ond... vimeo.com/1215507381?f...
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~Isadora's Song~
Isadora's Song by Onde De Bouche. Video filmed at the river Bosso near Cagli in Italy
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
I wrote sleevenotes for a reissue of Tenniscoats' We Are Everyone. It was really nice to spend time with this amazing record and give some serious thought to their place in things. First time on vinyl via A Colourful Storm. @monorailmusic.bsky.social monorailmusic.com/products/ten...
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Tenniscoats - We Are Everyone
Tenniscoats are one of the greatest groups of the 21st Century. They dazzle light into the void so that others can find a way through. First time on vinyl for one of their key early records, We Are Ev...
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
And as an aded bonus, here are The Pastels on Homes Under The Hammer 🚚🚂🚜
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Here's my other photo of The Pastels playing the ICA on this day in 1986 (THREAD) @thepastels.bsky.social
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The Pastels playing the NME's C86 week at the ICA. The first of two (not very good) photos taken 40 years ago today (THREAD)
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Radical Resurgence Of UK fanzines and taking the long way round. Claire Biddles on community-building and resisting the algorithm... www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
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‘More real than anything you’ll see scrolling’: the radical resurgence of UK fanzines, 50 years after punk
Five decades since punk bible Sniffin’ Glue, DIY magazines are in rude, rich health. Their creators talk fandom, community-building and resisting the algorithm
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laura meek @laurameek.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Really happy to have shot the tour promo photography for the legendary @thevaselines.bsky.social such a lovely day by the sea 🌞 #thevaselines
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Bren Sweeney @brensweeney.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
My first solo print exhibition at Mono, Glasgow throughout August. All welcome. Opening night Aug 2nd. Dj’s @thepastels.bsky.social and John Sweeney.
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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Farage versus Binface is absolute the summer we deserve
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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
tote bag restock! including a BRAND NEW maroon variant. All designed by Liz Dew and printed by the great people at T-shirt Cat. if Mark and Lauren were purchasing records in store for their bags they would buy Public Enemy and Beat Happening. monorailmusic.com/products/liz...
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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Hello! We used to use Twitter quite frequently for one-offs - new arrivals - fun stuff. Would you appreciate if we do more of that kind of thing here? We just got this incredible British jazz LP in on Friday. Only a couple left... monorailmusic.com/collections/...
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Almost not there. mlha on Bandcamp. Sleeping with Laura Meek and Andy Hodgkinson... mlha.bandcamp.com/track/sleeping
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Sleeping, by mlha(Laura Meek and Andy Hodgkinson)
track by mlha(Laura Meek and Andy Hodgkinson)
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john hogarty @johnhogarty.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
We’re playing live on 22nd August. The lineup is: National Park The Gabys Stephen Pastel (DJ) @thepastels.bsky.social Future Pilot AKA (DJ) You can get tickets or an album and ticket bundle at monorail: monorailmusic.com/products/out...
Poster for launch night gig with National Park, The Gabys, Stephen Pastel (DJ) and Future Pilot AKA (DJ). At Mono on 22nd August.
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Glas-Goes Pop @glasgoespop.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Saturday book chat announcement! Details in comments. ⬇️ @debseyonbass.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social 📖🎤📖🎤📖🎤
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Looking forward to playing Dundee this evening with our friends, Belle & Sebastian. The Caird Hall too! We are on at 8pm.
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Johnnie Johnstone @johnniejohnstone.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The trials of touring. Amazing photo by Herman Selleslags, of the Walker Brothers out on their feet backstage in Brussels, 1964.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
What are the Government, police and security services doing about the people who are quite clearly in the pay of a hostile foreign state, and using their platforms to whip up actual pogroms on our streets? This is a major national security issue and absolutely nothing seems to be happening about it
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Glass Modern Records @glassmodern.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Radhika's 'Cine-Pop' released today on all Digital platforms alongside LP & CD 🍓🍓🍓🍓 glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/cine-pop open.spotify.com/album/6PvT6M... @glassmodernr.bsky.social @billyreevesok.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @bmxbanditsduglas.bsky.social
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Cine-Pop
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Vintage Obscura Radio @vintageobscura.net · 10/05/2026
Los Pasteles Verdes - "Recuerdos de una noche" [Peru, Psychedelic Pop] (1974) redd.it/3cl51x youtu.be/evq35cbFjao
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Los Pasteles Verdes - "Recuerdos de una noche" [Peru, Psychedelic Pop] (1974)
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I take full responsibility but I won't resign. I will listen harder and work harder and sack a few of my colleagues. I'm looking forward to winning next time round.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Let's do it.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This reminds me of when you travel in a developing country and they have different rates for locals and foreigners. Feels like a sign of severe economic decline. Also, let's be real here. We basically nicked all this shit. The least we can do is let them see it for free.
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
"The saudade following the fire is also a lament for a Glasgow that no longer exists; for the old Union Street records shops like Bruce's, Missing and Listen...for the days of dancing in Viva and Vamps; and for the A-listed Egyptian Halls" The always-terrific Audrey Gillan for the @lrb.co.uk.
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Audrey Gillan | Tinderbox City
As fast as the flames flew up, the news of the fire spread not just through the city but among Glaswegians in other...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Israel and the US appear to want to do to Tehran what they have done to Gaza: reduce a busy and complex society to a toxic wasteland.
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Peter Ross @peteralanross.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
"These are songs to shore up the soul." I have written a new Small Finds story about the music of @andrewwasylyk.bsky.social and the light of Dundee. smallfinds.substack.com/p/small-find...
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Small Finds #11
The light of Andrew Wasylyk
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
An appalling company, feel sorry for its staff www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Brewdog: Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as beer firm sold in £33m deal
Beverage and cannabis company Tilray acquires the Aberdeenshire brewery, the brand and 11 bars for £33m.
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is so sad. Glasgow City Council should be ashamed of themselves. www.glasgowbell.co.uk/trongate-103...
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‘Cultural vandalism’: major arts hub evicted by council’s property company
Tenants like Glasgow Print Studio and Glasgow Media Access Centre have less than 28 days to leave Trongate 103
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
This is really sad news.
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Jordan aka Jirdan @slclunk.com · 28/02/2026
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
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Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert @jshphotog.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
You can see more images of that day in Kenmure Street, May 2021, here, in a new publication: www.jeremysuttonhibbert.com/photography-...
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Sometimes it's easy to over-romanticise living in Glasgow but sometimes your heart bursts with pride at what decent Glasgow people achieved on one glorious day. Libby Brooks on Everybody To Kenmure Street... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
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Fight the power – in your pyjamas: the film about the day Glasgow kicked out immigration enforcers
A neighbour in nightwear, a local imam, a schoolkid, the activist known as Van Man – they and many more stood firm. The director of a prize-winning film about the battle of Kenmure Street reveals how ...
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 17/02/2026
Love this so much, especially the juxtaposition of English folklore paths with an Amazon spokesperson going out of their way to deny a person driving their branded vehicle is an employee.
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Glass Modern Records @glassmodern.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
If Red Rhino Distribution hadn't gone tits up in 1988, this hunka chunka rock'n'roll burning love would probably have been on Glass Records and it should have been @glassmodernr.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @nofansrecords.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social @eugenekelly.bsky.social
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Johnny McBob (Maigret arc) @wolfmanramirez.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
15. National Park - One Last Time The sainted @johnhogarty.bsky.social is now with @thepastels.bsky.social but has put been adding tender chiming electric to Glasgow's better records for years and these solo demos show off that refinement nationalpark.bandcamp.com/track/one-la...
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One Last Time, by National Park
from the album Solo Demos
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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
My book Why Sound Matters is just out in the UK and EU. Here is a new excerpt, “Backstage” dadadrummer.substack.com/p/backstage
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Backstage
An excerpt from Why Sound Matters
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The Vinyl Constituency @vinylconstituency.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Finding out whilst out with friends on Friday that the Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) has closed is devastating. I saw some amazing artists perform there, it was a fantastic venue, and, of course, in October 2015, it’s where many of us got f*cked on Pastelism. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glass Modern Records @glassmodern.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Happy 80th Birthday to Robert Wyatt. Here's one we made a while ago featuring the great man @glassmodernr.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @thepastels.bsky.social @finlaymacdonald.bsky.social youtu.be/2xDXNq19liE?... glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/tutti-... glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/orkest...
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Future Pilot AKA feat. Robert Wyatt • Tutti Shruti (Radio Edit) (2019) UK
YouTube video by Glass Modern
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Adam Jeal @acoustic-space.com · 24/01/2026
The greatest Glasgow film.
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frozen reeds @frozenreeds.com · 23/01/2026
@thepastels.bsky.social Bedroom rediscovery
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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
"We get to see the larger community response, which is: what can I do? How can I share? What do you need at the moment?” Such a good, nuanced piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social looking at the confluence of factors causing tensions in Glasgow but also how the city is fighting Reform's toxic rhetoric.
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‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform
In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric
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Anita Chaudhuri @anitachaudhuri.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
It was a total joy to write this wee piece for The Guardian about the joy of only recently stumbling upon this epic family photo. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Really happy to be joining one of our favourite groups, @bobpetesarah.bsky.social at their September Barrowlands show. This is going to be an amazing night. Psyched. We'll be bringing it.
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Happy New Year Bluesky pals. I posted this on Insta yesterday and then got distracted before posting here. I really appreciate Bluesky and the lack of dickhead energy. Take care everyone. Love ya xx
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John Earls @johnearls.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Up for a Bit with the Pastels’ from NME 14 February 1987. @thepastels.bsky.social @punkandnewwave.bsky.social
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The Pastels @thepastels.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Totally disgusting.
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Anita Chaudhuri @anitachaudhuri.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Friday news. I have launched a wee charity gift shop in aid of sight-loss charity RNIB. All designs feature my abstract photos. Times are tough right now so no pressure to buy, obviously. But I would love it if you could share. I’m doing this to raise awareness too. tinyurl.com/3wu5t9wy
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