Tag: Pale Saints

New releases: Pale Saints’ ‘Comforts of Madness,’ plus Breathless, The Smithereens

New releases: Pale Saints’ ‘Comforts of Madness,’ plus Breathless, The Smithereens

This is a round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. May also include some other titles released in recent weeks but not previously featured.

Pale Saints’ ‘The Comforts of Madness’ to get expanded 30th anniversary reissue

Pale Saints’ ‘The Comforts of Madness’ to get expanded 30th anniversary reissue

4AD next month will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pale Saints’ early shoegaze classic The Comforts of Madness with a multi-format reissue that will include 2CD and 2LP editions featuring previously unreleased demos and the band’s one and only John Peel session. Details and full tracklist right here.

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pale Saints discuss ‘The Comforts of Madness’ in 1990

‘120 Minutes’ Rewind: Pale Saints discuss ‘The Comforts of Madness’ in 1990

For this week’s installment of “120 Minutes” Rewind, we check in with late-’80s/early-’90s dreampop act Pale Saints, who appeared on the show in 1990 to discuss their debut on 4AD, The Comfort of Madness. The group, led by Ian Masters, also discuss covering a song by Opal.