bleep<p><a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/ThePastels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThePastels</span></a> were/are a quietly revolutionary band from Glasgow. The were DIY in many respects and paved the way for <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/BelleAndSebastian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelleAndSebastian</span></a>, <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/Mogwai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mogwai</span></a> and <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/FranzFerdinand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FranzFerdinand</span></a>. I loved the "anorak" scene, which was basically dressing down in the 80s when everyone else was dressing up. Their songwriting was a bit <a href="https://ravenation.club/tags/JonathanRichman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JonathanRichman</span></a>, a bit deliberately fragile but they still knew how to rock. The opening track on their debut LP "Ride" is massive and still sounds great.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XcDgt9o3NY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=8XcDgt9o3NY</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>