i dunno much bout Pastels but for Tindersticks I'd suggest the 2nd one (with the suits that look like they was made out of dental floss not the one with the dancer Curtains (the most recent) is wondrous also but I think 2nd is better overall, though Curtains is closer to B&S with similar trumpet action i havent heard the other albums but have heard they are all great so i doubt you could go wrong im such a big help huh? ok my cat just stared at me for 5 minutes i think im gonna go hide or something ----Ev -- ----------------------------------------------------- I was happy when I put my new record on But I was sad as I listened to it all alone ---"Feeling Fine" by Class my home page: http://www.angelfire.com/ma/dixiecluck +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+