Check out the double-A side from The Pastels [MySpace] and Tenniscoats [MySpace] (“Vivid Youth”) which is available now at Domino’s online shop; it’s a pretty cool collabo, for sure. If you’re not into videos, well, I will have you know that these two bands also put together a phenomenal cover of Jesus and Mary Chain‘s “About You” that you can grab free of charge “after the jump”

[mp3] The Pastels/Tenniscoats – “About You” (Jesus and Mary Chain cover)

“Geographic is thrilled to announce a double A-sided single taken from the forthcoming Pastels and Tenniscoats collaboration, Two Sunsets.

“Vivid Youth” looks like this summer but makes you think of last summer too; hopeful and kind of strident sounding, the spectacular moment when a bonfire really catches fire. And in the shadow there’s something else too, something secretive, beautiful and exciting. This Pastels Tenniscoats sound is very summer-ish, everyone’s playing feels very of the moment; maybe it’s the evening to Billy Stewart‘s Sitting In The Park or Hugh Masekela‘s Grazing In The Grass. Night time is inevitably Question Mark & The Mysterians. That’s what I think anyway. A bright coloured, brilliant moment, a Gerard Love and Katrina Mitchell composition. An ‘almost’ pop single? An unhesitant yes.”

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