Mobile Safari
1995 studio album by the Pastels
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Mobile Safari is the third album by the Scottish band the Pastels, released in 1995.[2][3]
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| Released | February 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studios | Cava Sound Workshops and Stuffhouse, Glasgow | |||
| Genres | Indie pop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Domino[1] | |||
| Producers | Paul Chisholm, the Pastels | |||
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Production
The album was recorded at Glasgow's Stuffhouse Studios and CAVA Sound Workshops.[4] Dean Wareham contributed guitar to a few tracks.[5]
"Flightpaths to Each Other" was also the name of an art exhibit organized by the band in 1994, in Glasgow.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [7] |
AllMusic wrote that the band "stretched out to an American audience with their calm and reflective style of blissful indie pop."[4] The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "an enjoyable collection of ragamuffin odes to life in and outside of an underachieving indie band."[7] 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."[5] Martin C. Strong called it "a wryly self-deprecating look at an indie band’s lot."[8] Spin wrote that "this spacious record goes way beyond the shambly pop aesthetic with which the Pastels are associated."[6]
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
