Breaking Lines (The Pastels), ...

Strawberry Switchblade's Jill Bryson and Stephen McRobbie of The Pastels.
These were taken by Peter McArthur, Jill's partner and prime photographer of the early 1980s Glasgow indie scene. The subjects look bored and impatient because the pictures are not actually portraits, it's just Peter testing out different camera flashes.
Outside Peter and Jill's flat in West End Park Street, Glasgow, around 1982.
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#ThePastels were/are a quietly revolutionary band from Glasgow. The were DIY in many respects and paved the way for #BelleAndSebastian, #Mogwai and #FranzFerdinand. I loved the "anorak" scene, which was basically dressing down in the 80s when everyone else was dressing up. Their songwriting was a bit #JonathanRichman, 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.
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The Pastels:
🎵 Wilderness End Theme
https://moochinaboutltd.bandcamp.com/track/wilderness-end-theme
from the album 01;16;19*