The Pastels' sound continued to evolve and, although part of the NME's C86 compilation, in interviews they always sought to distance themselves from both twee and shambling developments.
O son de The Pastels continuou evolucionando e, aínda que a banda formou parte do recompilatorio C86 da NME, en entrevistas os membros do grupo sempre quixeron distanciarse dos movementos twee e shambling.