“Leeds dream-pop quartet on 4AD whose three albums of increasing scope — from shoegaze haze to orchestral sprawl — remain touchstones for everyone who followed.”
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Curatorial notes
Pale Saints formed in Leeds in 1987 as a trio: singer/bassist Ian Masters, guitarist Graeme Naysmith, and drummer Chris Cooper. Signed to 4AD after Ivo Watts-Russell heard their demos, they were part of the first wave of shoegaze alongside My Bloody Valentine and Lush, though their music always had a more fragile, melodic quality than their noisier peers. The Comforts of Madness (1990), produced...
