I've been coming back to this even more often than usual, in this very messed up, reconfigured, increasingly unrecognizable world of 2020, for that same reason. Although it was a far from perfect time in itself (preparing to begin my Senior year, majoring in a demanding field of study, just as one of my parents was diagnosed with Stage IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma), I would do nearly anything to go back to my Uni years of the early and mid '90s, when possibilities were still in abundance, and I was laying the foundations for a sustained appreciation for the number of bands I was exposed to at that time - including The Pastels.
@@davidcowan4942I'm AR. I commited wrongspeak. YT deleted me. I still have that sealed copy lol It's honestly one of my favourite albums. Last week I replaced the 70s cassette of the jazz fusion band Mahavishnu Orchestras "inner mounting flame" that I was gifted back in the late 80s. My mom's boyfriend (now husband) heard me playing second hand store vinyls of King Crimson and Pat Metheny. Prog rock and jazz fusion baby when 9-10. The Pastels are the polar opposite, though. The music MOVES ME. And thats all that matters. Jazz or low fi indie pop. Music in a dozen languages. I listen to it all. Why? BECAUSE IT HITS MY HEART.
![The Pastels - Worlds of Possibility [1995]](/img/logo.svg){kind=logo}
