PAS/CAL Finally Ready to Share Full-Length Debut

"In early 2005, PAS/CAL will finally release their long-awaited debut album," read a Pitchfork news story on the subject dating from November 2004. "PAS/CAL Prepare Debut LP for Release," went the headline of a September 2005 posting. "Long-awaited full-length debut...out later this year," claimed Pitchfork's review of the band's Dear Sir EP from January 2007.

Um, yeah.

So here we are now nearly four full months into 2008, and the falsetto-fond Detroit troupe is finally finally finally prepared to preach the indie-pop gospel with I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura, their debut album-length offering. Raised follows quite a few fabulous EPs and will descend upon pop-savvy shops-- barring any more delays-- on July 22 via Le Grand Magistery.

Like the release date, both the title and tracklist have changed significantly since that September 2005 report. The sequencing has been switched up, tunes like "What Happened to the Sands" and "Poor Maude" are out, and "Suite Cherry" appears to have split into an actual three-track suite comprised of "Cherry Needs a Name", "Cherry Tree", and "O My Cherry". Gosh, I hope it turns to be the "The Wonder/Hyperstation/Elminator Jr." of twee freak-dom.

PAS/CAL have no other plans at the moment, but you can bet they'll want to celebrate a release this absurdly long in coming at some point soon. Then again, we don't want to jinx them anew. Thanks to reader Kyle Kabel for the tip!

I Was Raised on Matthew, Mark, Luke & Laura:

01 The Truth Behind All the Vogues She Sold
02 You Were Too Old for Me
03 We Made Our Way, We Amtrakked
04 Summer Is Almost Here
05 Glorious Ballad of the Ignored
06 O Honey We're Ridiculous
07 Dearest Bernard Living
08 Little Red Radio
09 Cherry Needs a Name
10 Cherry Tree
11 O My Cherry
12 Citizens Army Uniform